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镶金

xiāng jīn

2-character word Traditional 鑲金

What 镶金 means

1. gilded
2. inlaid with gold

The characters in 镶金

• 镶xiāngto inlay; to embed; ridge
• 金jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals

Example sentences

• 这两个男孩，一个14岁、一个16岁，都穿着军队制服，衣袖上佩戴着镶金色蕾丝边的中士袖章。
  The two boys, aged respectively fourteen and sixteen, were dressed in the army uniform, and wore gold-lace sergeant's chevrons upon their sleeves.