Meaning
hold in mouth; hold in mouth; nominal office
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xian” becomes a different word in each tone. 衔 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 衔接xián jiēto link up; to connect; to join
- 头衔tóu xiántitle; rank; appellation
- 学衔xué xiánacademic title; rank
- 军衔jūn xiánarmy rank; military rank
- 名衔míng xiánrank; title
Example Sentence
这两段公路在这里平稳地衔接。Zhè liǎng duàn gōng lù zài zhè lǐ píng wěn de xián jiē.The two sections of road connect smoothly here.
这Zhèthis两liǎngtwo段duànparagraph公路gōng lùhighway在zàiat这里zhè lǐhere平稳píng wěnsmooth地de(adverb marker)衔接xián jiēto link up。