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嵌入 (qiàn rù) — to embed, to implant

Definition

A formal/technical verb meaning to embed or implant one thing firmly inside another (chips, code, media into a host object). Used in writing and technical contexts rather than everyday speech.

verb
to embedto implant

Examples

  • 嵌入。
    Zhè ge xīn piàn bèi qiàn rù dào zhǔ bǎn shàng le.
    This chip is embedded into the motherboard.
  • 嵌入。
    Wǒ men xū yào bǎ zhè duàn dài mǎ qiàn rù dào wǎng yè zhōng.
    We need to embed this code into the webpage.
  • 嵌入。
    Zhè zhǒng jì shù kě yǐ qiàn rù zài yī liáo qì xiè lǐ.
    This technology can be embedded in medical devices.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

嵌qiànset into
入rùinto

嵌 means set into, and 入 means into, giving the action of embedding.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 嵌 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

Open 入 →
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Technology & Engineering

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