镶 xiāng
- Strokes
- 22
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 襄 to aid, to help, to assist
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
镶
xiāng
to inlay; to mount; to set
Character
Example phrases
- 工匠把碎贝壳镶在木盒表面，使普通器物带有细腻的光泽。 Gōngjiàng bǎ suì bèiké xiāng zài mùhé biǎomiàn, shǐ pǔtōng qìwù dài yǒu xìnì de guāngzé. The craftsman inlaid fragments of shell into the wooden box, giving an ordinary object a delicate sheen.
- 她把照片镶在相框里，摆在书桌上。 Tā bǎ zhàopiàn xiāng zài xiàngkuàng lǐ, bǎi zài shūzhuō shàng. She put the photo in a frame and placed it on the desk.
- 这枚戒指上镶着一颗很大的钻石。 Zhè méi jièzhi shang xiāngzhe yī kē hěn dà de zuànshí. This ring is set with a very large diamond.
Related words
- 镶嵌 xiāngqiàn to inlay; to embed
- 销毁 xiāohuǐ to destroy; to dispose of officially
- 原型 yuánxíng prototype; archetype
- 物力 wùlì material resources
- 验收 yànshōu to inspect and accept; acceptance inspection
- 造价 zàojià construction cost; cost of building
- 水利 shuǐlì water conservancy; irrigation works
- 重型 zhòngxíng heavy-duty; heavy type
- 铸造 zhùzào to cast; to found; to forge
- 提炼 tíliàn to extract; to refine; to distil
- 窑 yáo kiln; cave dwelling
- 织 zhī to weave; to knit