衔
xián HSK7

bit

衔 (銜) xián
hold in mouth verb
to hold something in the mouth or beak

燕子衔泥筑巢。

yàn​zi xián ní zhù​cháo.

Swallows carry mud in their beaks to build nests.

bit noun
the metal mouthpiece of a bridle used to control a horse

马口中含着马衔。

mǎ kǒu zhōng hán zhe mǎ xián.

The horse had a bit in its mouth.

link verb
to connect, join, or follow in sequence

这两段铁路紧密相衔。

zhè liǎng duàn tiě​lù jǐn​mì xiāng xián.

These two sections of railway are closely connected.

rank noun
an official title, military rank, or professional designation

他被授予了大校军衔。

tā bèi shòu​yǔ le dà​xiào jūn xián.

He was awarded the military rank of Senior Colonel.

accept verb
to receive or carry out a command or mission

他衔命出使各国。

tā xián​mìng chū​shǐ gè guó.

He was commissioned to visit various countries.

harbor verb
to harbor or keep a feeling, such as resentment or gratitude, in one's mind

他对此衔恨在心。

tā duì cǐ xián​hèn zài xīn.

He harbored a grudge about this.

Frequency
Character
Written text
2,328th most common 24.2 per million
Movie subtitles
2,500th most common 8.56 per million appears in 4% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
0.890 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
4.06 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Traditional
銜
Strokes
11
Unicode
U+8854

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)