The word hán comes from the mouth. "Jin" means "face to face". "Jin" and "口" are combined to mean "the food is put into your mouth in front of you (without swallowing it)" and "it can be seen in your mouth". Original meaning: (food) in the mouth.

Also read hàn, used in the two-character word "rice containing" fànhàn, which means to put "food" in the mouth of the deceased, such as jade and the like