衔

See also: 銜 and 啣

Translingual

Etymology

Simplified from 銜 (金 → 钅)

Han character

衔 (Kangxi radical 144, 行+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹人金一弓 (HOCMN) or 竹人人心弓 (HOOPN) or 難竹人金一 (XHOCM), composition ⿲彳钅亍)

1. bit
2. hold in mouth, bite
3. gag

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1109, character 13
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 829, character 10
• Unihan data for U+8854

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 衔 – see 銜 (“to hold in the mouth; to harbor; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 銜).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.