WordTaiwan frequency #8,161

鑲嵌

xiāng qiān·ㄒㄧㄤㄑㄧㄢ

“to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tessellation; (rhetoric) inserting numbers, function words, or synonyms/antonyms into a sentence to lengthen it”

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鑲

xiāng·ㄒㄧㄤ

To inlay or embed something into another object; the border or ridge of something; a type of ancient sword; the core part of a mold for casting metal.

嵌

qiān·ㄑㄧㄢ

To inlay or embed something into a space; rugged or steep; deep and secluded (of mountains or forests).