How to write 嵌

嵌 [qiàn] 1. 把东西填镶在空隙里。 (To inlay something into a gap.) 2. 把东西填镶在空隙里：～入。镶～。 (To insert something into a gap: to inlay something.) 3. 形 (Adjective) 本义: 山谷深的样子。 (Original meaning: the appearance of a deep valley.) 1. 同本义 ([En.] deep). 2. 张开的样子 ([En.] opening). 例: 如:嵌谷(深谷)。 (Example: such as "嵌谷" (deep valley).) 3. 险峻 ([En.] precipitious). 例: 如:嵌巉(形容山崖险峻);嵌根(崖岸底部). (Example: such as "嵌巉" (describing steep cliffs); "嵌根" (base of the cliff).) 4. 动 (Verb) 1. 镶嵌 ([En.] inlay). 例: 如: 嵌蚌(在木器等物上面嵌以蚌壳拼成的图案);嵌压(用压力卡入);嵌金的象牙。 (Example: such as "嵌蚌" (an inlay pattern made with shells on wooden objects); "嵌压" (to press into place); "嵌金的象牙" (gold-inlaid ivory).) 2. 紧紧埋入 ([En.] embed; imbed). 例: 如: 嵌于肉中的子弹。 (Example: such as "嵌于肉中的子弹" (a bullet embedded in flesh).) 3. 下陷，凹陷 ([En.] sink). 例: 如: 嵌空(凹陷;玲珑); (Example: such as "嵌空" (sunken; exquisite).) 5. 名 (Noun) 1. 山洞，岩洞 ([En.] grotto). 引: 唐·孟浩然《游明禅师西山兰若》：结庐就嵌窟，剪苕通径行。 (Reference: Tang Dynasty - Meng Haoran "Visiting Master Ming in the West Mountains": built a cottage at the grotto, cut reeds to make a path.) 例: 又如: 嵌岩(山中的洞穴);嵌窟;嵌窦。 (Example: such as "嵌岩" (cave in the mountains); "嵌窟"; "嵌窦".) 6. 地名:〔赤～〕，在中国台湾省。 (Place name: "赤嵌", located in Taiwan, China.) 7. 动词: 把东西填入空隙。 【组词】: 「镶嵌」、「嵌石」。 (Verb: To fill something into a gap. Word combinations: "inlay", "embedding stones".) 8. 形容词: 险峻。 南朝梁．沈约〈江南曲〉：「但令舟楫渡，宁计路崭嵌。」 唐．卢照邻〈五悲文．悲昔游〉：「因嵌岩以为室，就芬芳以列筵。」 (Adjective: steep. 1. Song Dynasty - Shen Yue "Jiangnan Melody" says: "Let the boats cross; who will measure the steep path?" 2. Tang Dynasty - Lu Zhao-lin "Five Sorrows, Sad Travels" says: "Using the rock caves as a room, arranging feasts with fragrance.") 参见「赤嵌楼」条。 (See also the entry for "赤嵌楼".)