Home
CantoDict HomeCantoDict Settings

Remove Adverts and gain lots of extra features
What is this page showing me?

  haam4 ham4   jyutping
  xian2   pinyin
[1] [v] hold/carry in the mouth | [variant]
[2] [n] rank; title; designation
[3] [v] cherish; harbour; bear in mind
[4] [v] link up; connect; join
[5] [v] accept; carry out (orders, etc)
[6] [n] bridle; bit (in horse's mouth)




Jyutping haam4 is colloquial reading; ham4 is literary. The former is more widely used whereas the latter is not used as a noun.
nounAdditional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 14
Level: 3
Radical: (#167)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
銜 / 衔

This word has been viewed 3270 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Mar 2011 10:08

Output this character as a high resolution image
Add to vocab list:

Sponsors: One-on-One Online Chinese Tutoring | Learn Chinese | Learn Spanish
Living in China | Learn Chinese in China | Learn Mandarin in China | Chinese School | Chinese course in London

detail  haam4 zip3  xian2 jie1 = to combine; to join together
detail  ming4 haam4  ming2 xian2 = title
detail  ling5 haam4  ling3 xian2 = to head ; leading actors
detail  haam4 tau4  xian2 tou2 = title
detail  tau4 haam4  tou2 xian2 = title
detail  zik1 haam4  zhi2 xian2 = post and title; post and rank in military

Legend
: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
This page shows, from top to bottom:
Script executed in 0.066849 secs
Rows returned from database=19
Donate to CantoDict
CantoDict v1.4.2 is a collaborative Chinese Dictionary project started in November 2003. Entries are added and mistakes corrected by a team of kind volunteers from around the world.
Copyright Adam Sheik 2003-2024.