Chinese symbol for “nesting”
嵌套
qiàn tào
nested; nesting
The closest CC-CEDICT match for nesting is 嵌套 (qiàn tào), defined as: nested; nesting.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “nesting”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 嵌套.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嵌入 | qiàn rù | to insert; to embed |
| 镶嵌 (鑲嵌) | xiāng qiàn | to inlay; to embed |
| 嵌入式 | qiàn rù shì | (electronics) embedded |
| 嵌进 (嵌進) | qiàn jìn | embedded; embedding |
| 一套 | yī tào | suit; a set |
| 配套 | pèi tào | to form a complete set; compatible |
| 套餐 | tào cān | set meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription) |
| 套路 | tào lù | sequence of movements in martial arts; routine |
See also: Japanese symbol for “nesting”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.