| 函 | 451A30 31.21 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄏㄢˊ [han2] | ||
| N. | (1) (AC) protective armorplate, breastplate. (2) A case, shield: 劍函 scabbard, 鏡函 dressing case containing mirror. (3) Letter of correspondence: 來函 your (“incoming”) letter; 公函 official letter; 函請，函邀 invite by letter; 函授 [han2shou4]↓. | |||||
| V.i. | Var. of 涵 63A.21 and 含 81.40. | |||||
| Words | 1. 函洞 [han2dong4], n., railway tunnel. 2. 函丈 [han2zhang4], n., (court. salutation in letter to) teacher. 3. 函件 [han2jian4], n., correspondence, mail, letters. 4. 函授 [han2shou4], n., as in 函授學校 correspondence school. 5. 函數 [han2shu4], n., (math.) function. | |||||