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fall

HSK 7
Human →Actions
qiàn
カン
は.める、は.まる、あな
감
Components
山 mountain+ 甘 sweet+ 欠 deficient =
嵌 fall
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
mountain, hill, peak
mountain
甘
gān sweet
sweetness
欠 Phonetic component
qiàn deficient
owe, lack, be deficient
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Notes
Similar Characters
冈 ridge or crest of hill (simp)仙 immortal屾 氙 xenon汕 basket for catching fish灿 vivid (simp)疝 hernia籼 long-grained rice (simp)舢 sampan訕 slander (trad)讪 vilify (simp)赸 密 secret屵 tall mountain屹 to rise high屺 a hill with屿 island (alt) (simp)岈 岌 hazardous岍 name of a mountain (5c8d)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
嵌
Regular
Modern
Chinese
嵌 [kǎn]
see 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼[Chì​kǎn​lóu]
嵌 [qiàn]
to inlay; to embed; Taiwan pr. [qiān]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (10)
镶嵌 [xiāng​qiàn] #22,672
to inlay
镶嵌 [xiāng​qiàn] #22,672
to inlay
嵌入 [qiàn​rù] #17,731
to insert
嵌套 [qiàn​tào] #53,395
nested
嵌入式衣柜 [qiàn​rù​shì​yī​guì]
built-in closet
嵌入式衣柜 [qiàn​rù​shì​yī​guì]
built-in closet
嵌进 [qiàn​jìn]
embedded
嵌进 [qiàn​jìn]
embedded
赤嵌楼 [Chì​kǎn​lóu]
Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓|赤崁楼[Chì​kǎn​lóu])
赤嵌楼 [Chì​kǎn​lóu]
Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓|赤崁楼[Chì​kǎn​lóu])
JAPANESE WORDS (25)
⭐ 当てはまる [あてはまる] #8,091
to apply (of a rule)
⭐ 嵌める [はめる] #10,082
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame)
⭐ 嵌まる [はまる] #20,291
to fit
⭐ 当てはめる [あてはめる] #20,492
to apply
はめ込む [はめこむ] #21,398
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame)
はまり込む [はまりこむ] #49,328
to fit in (snugly)
型にはまる [かたにはまる] #55,213
to fit the mold
象嵌 [ぞうがん] #65,563
inlay
型にはめる [かたにはめる] #79,908
to stereotype
はめ殺し [はめごろし] #92,811
fixed fitting (esp. window)
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