Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 襄 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鑲)
Simplified (镶)
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Similar Characters
欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈍 obtuse (trad/jp)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈕 push button (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)
Historical Evolution
鑲
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鑲
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鑲
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鑲
Regular
Modern
Chinese
镶 / 鑲 [xiāng]
to inlay; to embed; ridge; border
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
镶嵌 [xiāngqiàn] #22,672
to inlay
镶牙 [xiāngyá] #50,914
to have a false tooth set in
镶黄旗 [Xiānghuángqí] #57,647
Bordered Yellow banner or Hövööt Shar khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xīlínguōlèméng], Inner Mongolia
正镶白旗 [Zhèngxiāngbáiqí] #66,541
Plain and Bordered White banner or Shuluun Hövööt Chagaan khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xīlínguōlèméng], Inner Mongolia
镶边 [xiāngbiān]
edge
镶金 [xiāngjīn]
gilded