qiàn

to inlay

to embed; Taiwan pr. [qian1]

Mountain (山) + phonetic cluster (甘欠) = to embed or inlay

Think of a gem pressed snugly into a mountain crevice — the 山 radical hints at fitting something into a rocky hollow. 甘 and 欠 together approximate the sound qiàn; the mountain is doing the semantic work.

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他把宝石进了戒指里。

tā bǎ bǎo shí qiàn jìn le jiè zhǐ lǐ。

He inlaid the gemstone into the ring.

工人把彩色玻璃在窗框里。

gōng rén bǎ cǎi sè bō lí qiàn zài chuāng kuāng lǐ。

The worker embedded the colored glass into the window frame.

Words with 嵌

镶嵌

xiāng qiàn

to inlay

嵌套

qiàn tào

nested

嵌进

qiàn jìn

embedded

嵌入

qiàn rù

to insert; to embed

嵌入式

qiàn rù shì

(electronics) embedded

嵌入式衣柜

qiàn rù shì yī guì

built-in closet

赤嵌楼

chì kǎn lóu

Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓|赤崁楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2])

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