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嵌 (kàn) — to inlay, embed, or insert (into a surface or medium)

Definition

嵌 (kàn) is a formal/literary verb meaning to inlay or embed something (a gem, pattern, video) into a surface or medium — a more written, specialized word than everyday 放 or 装.

verb
to inlayembedor insert (into a surface or medium)

Examples

  • 嵌。
    Bǎo shí kàn zài jiè zhi shàng.
    The gemstone is inlaid in the ring.
  • 。
    Tā bǎ shì pín kàn rù wǎng yè zhōng.
    He embeds the video into the webpage.
  • 嵌。
    Zhè ge hé zi de biǎo miàn kàn zhe huā wén.
    The surface of this box is inlaid with decorative patterns.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
山山shānmountain
Sound part声符shēngfú
歁
歁kǎn嵌qiàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

嵌 is made of 山, a mountain, plus 歁, which gives the sound.

Appears in
Crafts & Handiwork

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