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khảm

Pronunciation Northern /xa̰ːm˧˩˧/ Central /kʰaːm˧˩˨/ Southern /kʰaːm˨˩˦/
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Verb
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Meaning
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To set pieces of material into a surface to form a decorative design.

vi Chiếc tủ gỗ được khảm xà cừ rất tinh xảo.

en The wooden cabinet is exquisitely inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 嵌 / 嵌
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 嵌

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
嵌
Candidates by syllable
khảm 坎
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
khám / khăm / khắm
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Use
tâm khảm / thể khảm
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Words containing this

Common expressions

khảm kha
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