嵌

kǎn
#2,825 most
frequent character
see 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

嵌 has 山 mountain as its meaning part and 𣢟 xián as a sound part. It first meant the depths of a mountain. That grew to falling into a deep hole, and then to inlay or embed. Read kǎn, it names a Dutch fort in Taiwan, borrowed only for its sound.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

嵌qiàn
to inlay, to embed, Taiwan pr. [qian1]

Homophones

HSK 5
砍kǎn
to chop, to cut down, to throw sth at sb

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