添 — Chinese character
添
tiān
to add, to append, to increase, to replenish
- Pinyin
- tiān
- Radical
- 85 ⽔ (Water)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 氵 忝
- Formation
- pictophonetic — water; meaning component 氵; sound component 忝
- Japanese
- 添 as a kanji
Common words with 添
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 添加 | tiān jiā | to add; to increase |
| 增添 | zēng tiān | to add; to increase |
| 添加剂 (添加劑) | tiān jiā jì | additive; food additive |
| 锦上添花 (錦上添花) | jǐn shàng tiān huā | (lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom); (fig.) to make sth good even better; to add an extra (often nonessential) benefit or embellishment |
| 添麻烦 (添麻煩) | tiān má fan | to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience |
| 添乱 (添亂) | tiān luàn | (coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience |
| 添置 | tiān zhì | to buy; to acquire |
| 添加物 | tiān jiā wù | additive |
| 如虎添翼 | rú hǔ tiān yì | lit. like a tiger that has grown wings; with redoubled power (idiom) |
| 添油加醋 | tiān yóu jiā cù | (lit.) to add oil and vinegar (idiom); (fig.) to embellish; to exaggerate (a story, a narration etc) |
| 平添 | píng tiān | to add or gain sth without additional effort; to add sth without good cause |
| 添砖加瓦 (添磚加瓦) | tiān zhuān jiā wǎ | lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom); fig. to do one's bit to help |
English words written with 添
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