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Keyword
to inlay
  • valley
  • ravine
  • to fall into
  • to set in
Frequency
#2686
Strokes
12
Readings
qiàn
Mnemonic
山 (mountain) gives the meaning and 欠 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
嵌入qiànrù
to insert; to embed
镶嵌xiāngqiàn
to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tesselation
嵌qiàn
to inlay; to embed; Taiwan pr. qiān
嵌入式qiànrùshì
(electronics) embedded
嵌套qiàntào
nested; nesting
嵌进qiànjìn
embedded; embedding
赤嵌楼Chìkǎnlóu
Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁楼 (Chìkǎnlóu))