Definition
嵌 means to set something into a surface or medium — used in physical crafts like inlaying gems in jewelry, in technology for embedding media in digital content, and more generally for inserting one object into another so it becomes part of the whole.
v.
to inlayembedor insert (into a surface or medium)
Examples
- 嵌。Bǎoshí kàn zài jièzhi shàng.The gemstone is inlaid in the ring.
- 。Tā bǎ shìpín kàn rù wǎngyè zhōng.He embeds the video into the webpage.
- 嵌。Zhège hézi de biǎomiàn kàn zhe huāwén.The surface of this box is inlaid with decorative patterns.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.