xiāng

insert

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
钅 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

is a component form of .

襄 sound component

  Sound component

xiāng

  

aid

Evolution

镶 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
镶 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
镶 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
镶 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
镶 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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xiāng

insert, inlay, set, mount; fill; to inlay; to embed; ridge; border

Most common words with 镶
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to inlay

镶嵌

to inlay

镶牙

denture

镶黄旗

Bordered Yellow banner or Hövööt Shar khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xī​lín​guō​lè​méng], Inner Mongolia

正镶白旗

Plain and Bordered White banner or Shuluun Hövööt Chagaan khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xī​lín​guō​lè​méng], Inner Mongolia