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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

衔 [xián]
  1. 1. verb [噙] hold … in the mouth
    她嘴里衔着一支铅笔。
    She had a pencil in her mouth.
  2. 2. verb [连] link … up
    衔接
    link up
  3. 3. noun rank
    军衔
    military rank

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

衔 [xián]
  1. 1. verb hold in the mouth
    衔着烟斗
    have a pipe between one's teeth
    燕子衔泥筑窠。
    Swallows carry bits of earth in their bills to build nests.
  2. 2. verb harbour; bear
    衔恨
    harbour resentment; bear a grudge
  3. 3. verb [Literary] receive (orders, etc.)
    衔命
    carry out an order
  4. 4. verb link up; join
    衔接
    link up; join
  5. 5. noun rank; title
    大使衔常驻表
    permanent representative with the rank of ambassador

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

衔 [xián]
  1. 1. 动 含；用嘴叼
    燕子衔泥。
    日已衔山。
  2. 2. 动 [文] 藏在心中；怀着
    衔恨。
    衔冤。
  3. 3. 动 [文] 接受；担任
    衔命。
    衔招讨之权。
  4. 4. 动 互相连接
    首尾相衔。
    衔接。
  5. 5. 名 职务或学识水平的等级或称号
    官衔。
    军衔。
    头衔。
    授衔。
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Examples

公使衔参赞
counsellor with the rank of minister; minister-counsellor
她嘴里衔着一支铅笔。
She had a pencil in her mouth.

Character Decomposition

行
[xíng]		 + 钅
[jīn]

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