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嵌

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Mandarin · pinyin qiàn#

to inlay
to embed
Taiwan pr. qiān

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嵌: qiàn · inlay, set in; fall into; rugged

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haam1 · ham2 · ham3 · ham6

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character · Etymology 1

to inlay; to embed; to imbed; to fix deeply and firmly
(literary, of a valley) deep
(literary) grotto; cave
(literary) to fall into; to sink
(literary) precipitous; rugged; cratered

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