Memory phrase for the character: 衔

衔

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Meaning

hold in the mouth, harbor (feelings), title

Pronunciation

xián

Explanation

 Outside: to go 行, inside: metal 钅/金

Mnemonic
 
(developed from a snaffle and bridle) When [the horse] is going, it has this metal in the mouth.

Radicals

行 walk
金 gold, metalThis radical is always on the left side of a character.




 Vocabulary

钳马衔枚 qián mǎ xián méi  with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom); (of a marching army) in utter silence
衔接 xián jiē  to join together; to combine
头衔 tóu xián  title; rank; appellation
领衔 lǐng xián  leading (role); heading list of signatories; leading actors (in a show); starring
领衔 lǐng xián  

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