(bound form) to insert; to stick into

(literary) a wide sash or girdle worn by officials and scholars in ancient China; traditionally used to tuck in a jade tablet

(literary) high-ranking officials (from the practice of inserting an official tablet into the belt)

(bound form) a member of the gentry or a person of high social standing; also used to refer to local gentry in compounds like 乡绅 xiāng​shēn