Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 行 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (衔)
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Similar Characters
劉 Liu (trad)蓥 polish (alt) (simp)釘 nail (trad)釜 pot針 needle (trad/jp)鉛 lead (trad/jp)鉞 broad-axe (trad)鉦 ancient (trad)鉴 looking (simp)銎 eyehole to hang an axe by銮 bells hung on horse (simp)銷 put up for sale (trad)鋈 silver plating錄 record (trad)錢 coin (trad)錯 mistaken (trad/jp)錶 watch (trad)錾 engraving tool (simp)鍛 forge (trad/jp)鍪 an iron pan
Historical Evolution
銜
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
銜
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
銜
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
銜
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
銜
Regular
Modern
Chinese
衔 / 銜 [xián]
bit (of a bridle); to hold in the mouth; to harbor (feelings); to link; to accept; rank; title
Japanese
bit (mouthpiece)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (15)
头衔 [tóuxián] #5,895
title
衔接 [xiánjiē] #28,988
to join together
军衔 [jūnxián] #19,423
army rank
领衔 [lǐngxián] #35,338
leading (role)
官衔 [guānxián] #35,564
title
领衔主演 [lǐngxiánzhǔyǎn] #36,783
leading actors (in a show)
警衔 [jǐngxián] #55,689
police rank
授衔 [shòuxián] #66,329
rank of professor
职衔 [zhíxián] #58,343
title (position within an organization)
名衔 [míngxián] #60,359
rank
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JAPANESE WORDS (10)
⭐ 含む [ふくむ] #1,224
to contain
咥える [くわえる] #9,021
to hold in one's mouth
くわえ込む [くわえこむ] #27,645
to hold fast deep in (one's mouth or other orifice, often used in a sexual context)
指をくわえる [ゆびをくわえる] #30,195
to look on enviously while doing nothing
轡 [くつわ] #42,913
bit (mouthpiece)
くわえ煙草 [くわえタバコ] #78,643
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers
横銜え [よこぐわえ] #135,953
holding horizontally in one's mouth
馬銜 [はみ] #198,022
bit (mouthpiece)
枚を銜む [ばいをふくむ] #307,590
to gag (a horse)
銜え箸 [くわえばし]
holding one's chopsticks in one's mouth (a breach of etiquette)
KOREAN WORDS (2)