銜 [衔]

Jyutping ham4
Pinyin xián

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. bit (of a bridle)/to hold in the mouth/to harbor (feelings)/to link/to accept/rank/title
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    用​嘴​含住
    to hold something in the mouth

銜 [衔]

Jyutping haam4
Pinyin xián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. bit (of a bridle)
  2. to hold in the mouth
  3. to harbor (feelings)
  4. to link
  5. to accept
  6. rank
  7. title
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. bit (of a bridle)/to hold in the mouth/to harbor (feelings)/to link/to accept/rank/title
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    用​嘴​含住
    to hold something in the mouth
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to harbor
  2. character
    to connect
    • 銜接
      衔接
      xián jiē
      to join together; to combine; to link up
  3. character
    rank; title
    • 軍銜
      军衔
      jūn xián
      military rank
  4. character, literary
    to accept
  5. character, literary
    bit (of a horse)
  6. character
    to hold in the mouth
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. bit
  2. hold in mouth, bite
  3. gag
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    XHOCM
  5. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    HOCMN
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #944
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢套戏由上届影帝领衔主演。
    呢套戲由上屆影帝領銜主演。
    lei1 tou3 hei3 jau4 soeng6 gaai3 jing2 dai3 ling5 haam4 zyu2 jin2.
    • This movie stars the Best Actor of the previous year.
  2. Cantonese
    衔接课程
    銜接課程
    haam4 zip3 fo3 cing4
    • bridging course
  3. Cantonese
    衔接学士学位
    銜接學士學位
    haam4 zip3 hok6 si6 hok6 wai2
    • top-up degree
  4. Cantonese
    紧密衔接
    緊密銜接
    gan2 mat6 haam4 zip3
    • to link up seamlessly
  5. Cantonese
    改善中学及大专教育嘅衔接
    改善中學及大專教育嘅銜接
    goi2 sin6 zung1 hok6 kap6 daai6 zyun1 gaau3 juk6 ge3 haam4 zip3
    • to improve the transition from secondary school to tertiary education
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    衔接
    銜接
    xián jiē
    • to join together; to combine; to link up
  2. Mandarin
    军衔
    軍銜
    jūn xián
    • military rank
  3. Mandarin
    朕当结草衔环，报酬师父恩也。
    朕當結草銜環，報酬師父恩也。
    zhèn dāng jié cǎo xián huán ， bào chóu shī fù ēn yě ．
    • I must repay this debt of kindness, in order to show my gratitude to you.
  4. Mandarin
    领衔主演
    領銜主演
    lǐng xián zhǔ yǎn
    • to play a leading role; to star
  5. Mandarin
    无缝衔接
    無縫銜接
    wú féng xián jiē
    • seamless connection