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镶 xiāng

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镶 xiāng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiāng | xiang1
English translation
to inlay
to embed
ridge
border
inset, inlay; to set, to mount; to fill

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About 镶 xiāng

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Number of strokes

22

Traditional form

鑲 xiāng

Contains the radical

钅 jīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

metal

Etymology of 镶 xiāng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰钅襄

Semantic compound

钅 jīn

Phonetic compound

襄 xiāng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 jīn represents the meaning and 襄 xiāng represents the sound. Simplified form of 鑲 xiāng .

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Example sentences using 镶 xiāng

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这 zhè 顶 dǐng 王冠 wáng guān 上 shǎng 镶嵌 xiāngqiàn 着 zhāo 金和银.

The crown was enchased with gold and silver.

她 tā 穿 chuān 的 de 那 Nā 条 tiáo 新 Xīn 裙子 qúnzi 由于 yóuyú 镶 xiāng 有 yǒu 丝 sī 绣 xiù 而 ér 显得 xiǎnde 更 gēng 漂亮 piàoliang 了 le .

The new skirt she wears is perked up with silk embroidery.

这 zhè 木板 mù bǎn 上面 shàng miàn 镶 xiāng 饰 shì 了 le 一层 yī céng 金 Jīn 和 hé 象牙 xiàng yá .

The panel had a veneer of gold and ivory.

我 wǒ 必须 bìxū 请 qǐng 牙 yá 医 yī 给 gěi 我 wǒ 镶 xiāng 几 jī 颗 kē 新 Xīn 牙 yá .

I must ask the dentist to fit me with some new teeth.

他 tā 经常 jīngcháng 拄 zhǔ 着 zhāo 镶 xiāng 银 yín 顶 dǐng 的 de 拐杖 guǎizhàng 散步 sànbù .

He always walks carrying a cane with a silver tip.

Words with 镶 xiāng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
镶 xiāng to inlay鑲 xiāng
镶嵌 xiāngqiàn to inlay鑲嵌
镶牙 xiāng yá denture鑲牙
镶黄旗 Xiāng huáng qí Bordered Yellow banner or Hövööt Shar khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟 Xī lín guō lè méng [Xī​lín​guō​lè​méng], Inner Mongolia鑲黃旗
正镶白旗 Zhèng xiāng bái qí Plain and Bordered White banner or Shuluun Hövööt Chagaan khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟 Xī lín guō lè méng [Xī​lín​guō​lè​méng], Inner Mongolia正鑲白旗

镶 xiāng Decomposition & Compounds

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镶 xiāng Decomposition

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