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CHINESE CHARACTER
qiàn
嵌
嵌
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inlay; embed
- Numbered pinyin
- qian4
- English meanings
- to inlay; to embed; to mount; inlaid
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
Qian (heaven trigram)
front
thousand
moat; trench
yawn
apology
easy
dive; latent
pull
sign
euryale; starch
pious; sincere
modest; humble
blame; condemn
move
send; dispatch
sum
pliers; clamp
lead (chemistry)
Example sentences
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- 01
jièzhi戒指shàng上xiāngqiàn镶嵌zhe着yī一kē颗zuànshí钻石。
A diamond is inlaid on the ring.
- 02
chuānghu窗户qiàn嵌rù入qiángbì墙壁zhīzhōng之中。
The window is embedded in the wall.
Related words
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- 镶嵌
- 嵌入
- 嵌合