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CHINESE CHARACTER

xián

衔

衔

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hold in mouth; rank

Numbered pinyin
xian2
English meanings
hold in the mouth; rank; title; connect

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    xiǎo小niǎo鸟xián衔zhe着yī一gēn根shùzhī树枝。

    The little bird is holding a twig in its beak.

  2. 02

    zhè这liǎng两gè个huánjié环节xiánjiē衔接de得hěn很hǎo好。

    These two steps connect very well.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 衔接
  • 头衔
  • 官衔
  • 衔着