Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "嵌", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "嵌", and master the standard way of writing the character "嵌".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 嵌
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "嵌" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
嵌 [qiàn]
1. To fill or inlay things into a gap.
- Example: 镶嵌 (inlay), 嵌石 (embed stones).
2. Shape:
- Original Meaning: The appearance of a deep valley.
- Same Meaning: Deep.
- Example: 嵌谷 (deep valley).
- Opening style: Characterized as open.
- Example from literature: "金人仡仡其承钟虚兮,嵌岩岩其龙鳞。" (This describes deep and cavernous imagery.)
- Precipitous: Steep or rugged.
- Example: 嵌巉 (descriptive of steep cliffs).
3. Verb:
- Inlay: To embed or inlay.
- Example: 嵌蚌 (an inlay made with shells on wood).
- Tightly embedded: To be firmly embedded or sunk.
- Example: 嵌于肉中的子弹 (a bullet embedded in flesh).
- To sink or to be sunken: To cave in or have a concave shape.
- Example: 嵌空 (concaved).
4. Noun:
- Cave or grotto: A natural chamber or cave in the hills.
- Example from literature: "结庐就嵌窟,剪苕通径行。" (Indicating a dwelling in a cave.)
5. Use in Place Names:
- 赤嵌: A location in Taiwan, China.
6. Adjective:
- Precipitous: Describing steepness.
- Example from literature: "但令舟楫渡,宁计路崭嵌。" (A poetic description of navigating steep paths.)
7. Reference:
- See the entry for "赤嵌楼".