嵌
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to inlay; to embed; Taiwan pr. [qian1]
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,458 U+5D4C
How 嵌 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
山 (semantic, “mountain”) + 欠 (phonetic, qiàn)
How to remember it
set · Heisig RSH #2730
山 mountain + wicker basket + yawn
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 欠
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 欠 (qiàn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欠 sound component | qiàn | to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn |
| 软 | ruǎn | soft, pliable, flexible; weak |
| 吹 | chuī | to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast |
| 饮 | yǐn | to swallow, to drink; a kind of drink |
| 坎 | kǎn | pit, hole; to trap, to snare; crisis |
| 钦 | qīn | to respect, to admire; royal |
| 砍 | kǎn | to hack, to chop, to cut, to fell |
| 炊 | chuī | meal; to cook, to steam |
| 芡 | qiàn | Gorgon plant, fox nut |
| 欿 | kǎn | sad, gloomy, discontent |
| 肷 | qiǎn | the area between the waist and hips |
Words containing 嵌
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嵌入式衣柜 | qiàn rù shì yī guì | built-in closet |
| 嵌入式 | qiàn rù shì | (electronics) embedded |
| 赤嵌楼 | Chì kǎn lóu | Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓|赤崁楼[Chi4 kan3 … |
| 嵌入 | qiàn rù | to insert; to embed |
| 嵌进 | qiàn jìn | embedded; embedding |
| 嵌套 | qiàn tào | nested; nesting |
| 镶嵌 | xiāng qiàn | to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tesselation |