镶嵌

鑲嵌
xiāngqiàn
verb HSK 7-9 #22,672

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 6
Dìbǎn shàng xiāngqiàn zhe jīngměi de tú'àn.
The floor is inlaid with exquisite patterns.
HSK 7-9
Zhè méi jièzhi shàng xiāngqiàn le yì kē hóngbǎoshí.
A ruby is set in this ring.

Tips

memory
means 'to mount/set' and 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

xiāng
qiàn