Usage of the character 銜

bit (of a bridle)
to hold in the mouth
to harbor (feelings)
to link
to accept
rank
title

xuéxián

学衔

[學銜]

academic title
rank

míngxián

名衔

[名銜]

rank
title

mǎxián

马衔

[馬銜]

bit
mouthpiece

jǐngxián

警衔

[警銜]

police rank

shòuxián

授衔

[授銜]

rank of professor
academic title

tóuxián

头衔

[頭銜]

title
rank
appellation

guānxián

官衔

[官銜]

title
official rank

jūnxián

军衔

[軍銜]

army rank
military rank

xiánjiē

衔接

[銜接]

to link up; to connect; to join

lǐngxián

领衔

[領銜]

leading (role)
heading list of signatories
leading actors (in a show)
starring

zhíxián

职衔

[職銜]

title (position within an organization)

qiánmǎxiánméi

钳马衔枚

[鉗馬銜枚]

with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom)
(of a marching army) in utter silence

jiécǎoxiánhuán

结草衔环

[結草銜環]

to repay sb's kind acts (idiom)

lǐngxiánzhǔyǎn

领衔主演

[領銜主演]

leading actors (in a show)
starring

yànzixiánnílěidàwō

燕子衔泥垒大窝

[燕子銜泥壘大窩]

the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
many a little makes a mickle