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The character 嵌 is a phono-semantic compound. Its mountain radical 山 provides the semantic category, connecting it to geographical features like ravines or caves. The right component 欠 contributes both the phonetic value and a visual hint of an opening or cavity. Originally, the character described deep, hollowed-out spaces in cliffs or rocks. Over time, its meaning broadened from this specific geographic sense to the general physical action of fitting one thing into another. Today, 嵌 primarily means to inlay, embed, or wedge a smaller object, such as a gem, into a corresponding depression in a larger surface.
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戒指上镶嵌了钻石。
这幅画镶嵌在镜框里。
他把宝石嵌入戒指中。
窗户上镶嵌着彩色玻璃。
这座雕像的眼睛镶嵌着蓝宝石。
软件中嵌入了防盗版系统。
他的记忆里嵌入了童年的片段。
微观结构中嵌合着多种纳米材料。