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
镶嵌
xiāngqiàn
to inlay; to embed
Characters in this word
嵌 qiàn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 山 — mountain, hill, peak
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 墙面镶嵌着细小的彩色玻璃，阳光一照便投下斑驳的影子。 Qiángmiàn xiāngqiàn zhe xìxiǎo de cǎisè bōli, yángguāng yí zhào biàn tóu xià bānbó de yǐngzi. The wall is inlaid with tiny pieces of coloured glass, which cast mottled shadows as soon as sunlight hits them.
- 这枚戒指上镶嵌着一颗小小的绿宝石。 Zhè méi jièzhi shàng xiāngqiàn zhe yì kē xiǎoxiǎo de lǜ bǎoshí. A tiny emerald is set into this ring.
- 工匠把贝壳一片一片镶嵌在木盒的盖子上。 Gōngjiàng bǎ bèiké yì piàn yì piàn xiāngqiàn zài mù hé de gàizi shàng. The craftsman inlays shells one by one into the lid of the wooden box.
Related words
- 镶 xiāng to inlay; to mount; to set
- 原型 yuánxíng prototype; archetype
- 验收 yànshōu to inspect and accept; acceptance inspection
- 销毁 xiāohuǐ to destroy; to dispose of officially
- 物力 wùlì material resources
- 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