Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 嵌


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Meaning

to inlay, to embed, nesting, tesselation

Pronunciation

qiàn

Explanation

Top: mountain (here: mountain-like = an up-and-down profile/relief), bottom: sweet (mouth 廿 with sth. sweet ), lack (A yawning person is lacking sth)

Mnemonic

In an up-down profile or an empty open mouth you can (where it is lacking) put in: an inlay or tesselation

Radicals

mountain
sweet
lack, yawn
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Vocabulary

镶嵌 xiāng qiàn to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tesselation
赤嵌楼 Chì kǎn lóu Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan
嵌进 qiàn jìn embedded; embedding


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