镶嵌

鑲嵌

xiāngqiàn

verb HSK 7-9 #22,672

Meanings

1 to inlay
2 to embed
3 to set (a jewel in a ring)

Characters

to inlay; to mount

to embed; to set into

Examples

这枚戒指上镶嵌了一颗红宝石。

Zhè méi jièzhi shàng xiāngqiàn le yì kē hóngbǎoshí.

A ruby is set in this ring.

地板上镶嵌着精美的图案。

Dìbǎn shàng xiāngqiàn zhe jīngměi de tú'àn.

The floor is inlaid with exquisite patterns.

Tips

memory

镶 means 'to mount/set' and 嵌 means 'to embed' — together they describe the craft of setting one material into another, like gems in metal or tiles in a mosaic.

Stroke Order

镶 xiāng

嵌 qiàn