xiāng
insert
Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 襄 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 鑲
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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to inlay | ||
to inlay | ||
denture | ||
Bordered Yellow banner or Hövööt Shar khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xīlínguōlèméng], Inner Mongolia | ||
Plain and Bordered White banner or Shuluun Hövööt Chagaan khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xīlínguōlèméng], Inner Mongolia |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 1.9222% of movies
3106th most common character in movies
2974th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 25 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+9472 |
Shuowen | “鑲,作型中膓也。从金,襄聲。” |
Sources
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