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Meaning of 镌

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(Trad.: 鐫)
Pinyin: juān
English Definition: to engrave (on wood or stone); to inscribe
Chinese Definition:
①雕刻,凿:镌刻。镌镂。
②规劝:镌说(劝说)。镌谕(规劝晓谕)。
③降级,削职:镌级。镌罚。镌汰(裁减冗官)。
Total strokes: 15; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (metal) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
    • [ juàn ] superior, outstanding, talented
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Example Words
镌刻 juān to engrave
雕镌 diāo juān to engrave (wood or stone); to carve
镌心铭骨 juān xīn míng etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
镌镂 juān lòu to engrave
镌骨铭心 juān míng xīn etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
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Example Sentences
1
Put me off at the third Avenue, please.
2
Gone from the valleys, where rivers used to run.
3
Thus a negative strain produces a decrease in length.
4
怀
Engraves it on the contrary deeply into my bosom.
5
Our team was knocked out in the second run.