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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- tian2
- English meanings
- writing, fill in, stuff, write, fill, close, charge, fill up
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 土; right 真.
Meaning & sound clues
土 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “earth”.
真 is identified as the sound component (zhēn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 填.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
measure word (units)
add
sweet
plow
shy; protrude
to lick
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 填充
- 填写
- 填空
- 填补