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衔
銜
xián
1. bit (of a bridle)
2. to hold in the mouth
3. to harbor (feelings)
4. to link
5. to accept
6. rank
7. title
Common • Top 14%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

衔
xián
rank, title; to bite, to hold in the mouth
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (15)

名衔
míngxián
rank
学衔
xuéxián
academic title
官衔
guānxián
title
授衔
shòuxián
rank of professor
职衔
zhíxián
title (position within an organization)
警衔
jǐngxián
police rank
军衔
jūnxián
army rank
衔接
xiánjiē
to join together
HSK 6
领衔
lǐngxián
leading (role)
头衔
tóuxián
title
马衔
mǎxián
bit
结草衔环
jiécǎoxiánhuán
to repay sb's kind acts (idiom)
钳马衔枚
qiánmǎxiánméi
with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom)
领衔主演
lǐngxiánzhǔyǎn
leading actors (in a show)
燕子衔泥垒大窝
yànzixiánnílěidàwō
the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)

Alternate Entries

衔
xián
variant of [[銜|衔<xián>]]
衔
xián
variant of [[銜|衔<xián>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,327
Word Frequency Rank
11,654 of 84,292

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