镶嵌
xiāng​qiàn HSK7

inlay

镶 xiāng insert Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 襄 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鑲.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

襄
襄 Sound component
xiāng aid

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

嵌 qiàn inlay

Components

山
山 Meaning component
shān mountain

mountain

甘
甘 Unknown component
gān sweetness
欠
欠 Sound component
qiàn, qian yawn, deficient

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsɡaːmʔ
kʰraːm
Unicodekam

說文解字

山深皃。从山，歁省聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

鑲 xiāng insert Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 襄 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

襄
襄 Sound component
xiāng aid

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangnaŋ
njaŋ

說文解字

作型中膓也。从金襄聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)