hánhān

a sound

To hold  in the mouth  also provides the pronunciation

Components
口 meaning component

  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

含 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

hán

  

contain, hold in mouth

Evolution

唅 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
唅 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

hán

a sound; to put in the mouth; (Cant.) to grunt, grumble