Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Concise and meaningful; pithy: Describes language, writing, or expression that is brief in form but rich, profound, and densely packed with significant ideas or meaning.
   • Rich in content; pregnant with meaning: Suggests a high concentration of substance, thought, or implication within a compact form.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đó là một bài thơ rất hàm súc. (That is a very pithy poem.)
  • Lời phát biểu của ông ấy ngắn gọn nhưng hàm súc. (His speech was brief but rich in meaning.)
  • Văn phong của bà ấy nổi bật vì sự hàm súc và sâu sắc. (Her writing style is notable for its conciseness and depth.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is most commonly applied to literary, philosophical, or rhetorical works. It is a term of high praise for intellectual or artistic expression.
• It can describe not just text, but also symbolic art, a meaningful gesture, or a succinct yet powerful statement.

Variants and Related Words

• Súc tích (adj): Concise, condensed, succinct. Often used interchangeably with "hàm súc," though "súc tích" may emphasize compactness, while "hàm súc" emphasizes the depth of what is contained.
  • Bản tóm tắt phải thật súc tích. (The summary must be very succinct.)

Synonyms

• Pithy: Concise and forcefully expressive.
• Meaningful: Full of meaning or significance.
• Profound: Having deep meaning or insight.
• Succinct: Briefly and clearly expressed.

Related Concepts

• Tính hàm súc (n): The quality of being concise and meaningful; conciseness with depth.
  • Tính hàm súc là một đặc điểm của thơ ca cổ điển. (Conciseness with depth is a characteristic of classical poetry.)

verb

1. to contain; to hold