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Kanji Detail for 銜 - "bit, hold in mouth, rank"
銜
- Meaning
銜 means "bit, hold in mouth, rank."
Bit - A metal piece placed in a horse's mouth for attaching reins.
Hold in mouth - To keep in one's mouth; to harbor.
Rank - An official title or position.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
horse's bit
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
bit; hold in mouth, bite; gag
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
bit (of a bridle); to hold in the mouth; to harbor (feelings); to link; to accept; rank; title
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
rank, title; to bite, to hold in the mouth
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A horse bit. Used to control the horse's movement and stopping. | All holding something in the mouth is called 銜. As in 銜枚 (holding a stick in the mouth for silence), 銜環 (holding a ring in gratitude). Receiving orders and acting is also called 銜命. Commonly written as 啣. | The rank of officials is called 銜. As in 官銜 (official title), 職銜 (job title). | Resentment. As in 銜恨 (harbor resentment). Or simply 銜. All feelings that cannot be forgotten are called 銜. As in 銜哀 (harbor sorrow), 銜感 (harbor gratitude) and the like.
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