镶 xiāng inlay
inlay; inset; to set; to mount; border
怎么记住“镶”: 钅 gold + 襄 robe thrown off = inlay. The jeweller presses tiny gold stars into a wooden box, her robe thrown off on the chair, working all night on the delicate inlay.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
镶 = 钅 gold + 襄 robe thrown off
- 钅 gold meaning
- 襄 robe thrown off sound
The jeweller presses tiny gold stars into a wooden box, her robe thrown off on the chair, working all night on the delicate inlay.
How it came to be
Metal gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- To inlay/set/mount one material into another: 镶嵌 (xiāngqiàn) to inlay, 镶钻 (xiāng zuàn) to set with diamonds; 戒指上镶着一颗宝石 (jièzhi shang xiāngzhe yì kē bǎoshí) a gem is set in the ring.
- Also edging/trimming: 镶边 (xiāng biān) to add a border/trim to cloth.
- Concrete craft verb: jewelry, teeth (镶牙 to fit a false tooth), decorative borders.