How to write 銜

銜 xián 1. 见“衔”。 [En.] See "衔". 2. 【本义】:马勒铁，又称马嚼子 [En.] The original meaning: a bit, also known as a horse's bridle. 3. 【造字法】:会意。从金，从行。骑马或驾马车与行走有关，故从“行”;“马勒铁”是金属制品，故从“金”。 [En.] Formation: ideogram. It combines the components meaning "metal" and "to walk". Riding a horse or driving a carriage is related to movement, thus the inclusion of "行"; the "bit" is a metal object, hence the inclusion of "金". Meaning 1: 同本义 ([En.] bit) 引: 1. 《说文》：衔，马勒口也。 [En.] "Shuowen": "衔" refers to the bit for horses. 2. 《楚辞·灵怀》：断镳衔以驰骛兮。 [En.] "Chuci": "To break the reins and race away." Note: "The bit" as iron. 3. 《庄子·马蹄》：诡衔窃辔。 [En.] "Zhuangzi": "To deceitfully seize the reins." 例: 又如:衔环背鞍(当牛作马，力图报答); [En.] For example: "Biting the ring and carrying the saddle" (Serving as a horse when it should be an ox, striving to repay). 衔橛背鞍(橛:马口衔的横木。指当中作马，效劳报恩); [En.] "Biting the log and carrying the saddle" (Log: the beam that the horse holds in its mouth, referring to acting as a horse and serving to repay). 衔璧舆榇(指国君投降) [En.] "Holding the jade and the coffin" (indicating a king's surrender). Meaning 2: 头衔，官阶，官位衔接晋升的名称 ([En.] rank; title) 引: 1. 《封氏闻见记》：官衔亦曰头衔。所以名为衔者，如人口衔物，取其连续之义。 [En.] "Fengshi Wenzhen Ji": Official titles are also called rank titles. They are called "衔" as if mouth carries an object, signifying continuity in meaning. 例: 又如:衔名(官衔和姓名); [En.] For example: "Name and title (official title and name)"; 衔称(官衔职称) [En.] "Title (official title and position)".