kǎn = k + an3
see 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2]
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qiàn = qi + an4
to inlay / to embed / Taiwan pr. [qian1]
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How to pronounce 嵌

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= k initial

K is for Karl Marx.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

嵌 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shān = sh + an1
mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable
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gān = g + an1
surname Gan / abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
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gān = g + an1
sweet / willing
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qiàn = qi + an4
to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
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Characters with 嵌 as component

嵌 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 嵌

to insert / to embed
to inlay / to embed / to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring) / tiling / tesselation
nested / nesting

Sentences with 嵌

嵌 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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kǎn / qiàn

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