
| xián | hold in mouth |
| xián | hold in mouth/nominal office |
| 衔 | variant of 銜|衔 |
| 衔冤 | nurse a bitter sense of wrong; have a simmering sense of injustice |
| 衔名 | [Formal] the name of the officer in charge preceded by the full statement of the office |
| 衔命 | carry out an order |
| 衔头 | title |
| 衔尾相随 | march in single file |
| 衔恨 | harbour enmity for |
| 衔接 | to join together to combine |
| 衔接航班 | a connecting flight |
| 衔枚 | have a wooden gag in their mouths to ensure silence |
| 衔铁 | gag bit; armature iron; armature; bit |
| 衔铁振动 | armature chatter |