衔
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bit (of a bridle); to hold in the mouth; to harbor (feelings); to link; to accept; rank; title
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 行 +5
- Structure
- Overlaid 叠加
- Traditional
- 銜
- Common rank
- #2,612
- Unicode
- U+8854
Sound it out + + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
title · Heisig RSH #2002
boulevard + 金 gold
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 衔
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 结草衔环 | to repay sb's kind acts (idiom) | |
| 领衔主演 | leading actors (in a show); starring | |
| 燕子衔泥垒大窝 | the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom); many a little makes a mi… | |
| 头衔 | title; rank; appellation | |
| 学衔 | academic title; rank | |
| 马衔 | bit; mouthpiece | |
| 名衔 | rank; title | |
| 军衔 | army rank; military rank | |
| 官衔 | title; official rank | |
| 衔接 | to link up; to connect; to join | |
| 领衔 | leading (role); heading list of signatories; leading actors (in a show); starring | |
| 职衔 | title (position within an organization) | |
| 警衔 | police rank | |
| 钳马衔枚 | with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom); (of a marching army) in utter silence | |
| 授衔 | rank of professor; academic title |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 行 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行 sound part | to go, to walk, to move; professional | |
| 桁 | the cross-beams of a roof | |
| 荇 | a water plant, Nymphoides peltalum | |
| 筕 | woven bamboo mat | |
| 绗 | to quilt | |
| 珩 | central gem; crown jewel |