衔 — Chinese character
衔
xián
rank, title; to bite, to hold in the mouth
- Pinyin
- xián
- Radical
- 144 ⾏ (Walk Enclosure)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 行 钅
- Formation
- pictophonetic — metal; meaning component 钅; sound component 行
- Traditional
- 銜
Common words with 衔
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 头衔 (頭銜) | tóu xián | title; rank |
| 衔接 (銜接) | xián jiē | to link up; to connect; to join |
| 军衔 (軍銜) | jūn xián | army rank; military rank |
| 领衔 (領銜) | lǐng xián | leading (role); heading list of signatories |
| 领衔主演 (領銜主演) | lǐng xián zhǔ yǎn | leading actors (in a show); starring |
| 职衔 (職銜) | zhí xián | title (position within an organization) |
| 官衔 (官銜) | guān xián | title; official rank |
| 警衔 (警銜) | jǐng xián | police rank |
| 授衔 (授銜) | shòu xián | rank of professor; academic title |
| 学衔 (學銜) | xué xián | academic title; rank |
| 名衔 (名銜) | míng xián | rank; title |
| 马衔 (馬銜) | mǎ xián | bit; mouthpiece |
English words written with 衔
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.