| 銜 | [ xián ] bit (of a bridle), to hold in the mouth, to harbor (feelings), to link, to accept, rank, title |
| 銜接 | [ xián jiē ] to join together, to combine |
| ⇒ 名銜 | [ míng xián ] rank, title |
| ⇒ 學銜 | [ xué xián ] academic title, rank |
| ⇒ 官銜 | [ guān xián ] title, official rank |
| ⇒ 授銜 | [ shoù xián ] rank of professor, academic title |
| ⇒ 燕子銜泥壘大窩 | [ yàn zi xián ní leǐ dà wō ] the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom), many a little makes a mickle |
| ⇒ 結草銜環 | [ jié caǒ xián huán ] to repay sb's kind acts (idiom) |
| ⇒ 職銜 | [ zhí xián ] title (position within an organization) |
| ⇒ 警銜 | [ jǐng xián ] police rank |
| ⇒ 軍銜 | [ jūn xián ] army rank, military rank |
| ⇒ 鉗馬銜枚 | [ qián mǎ xián meí ] with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom), (of a marching army) in utter silence |
| ⇒ 領銜 | [ lǐng xián ] leading (role), heading list of signatories, leading actors (in a show), starring |
| ⇒ 領銜主演 | [ lǐng xián zhǔ yǎn ] leading actors (in a show), starring |
| ⇒ 頭銜 | [ toú xián ] title, rank, appellation |
| ⇒ 馬銜 | [ mǎ xián ] bit, mouthpiece |