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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- tian1
- English meanings
- add, fuel, appose, addition, increase, have a baby
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 忝.
Meaning & sound clues
氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.
忝 is identified as the sound component (tiǎn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 添.
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.
fill
measure word (units)
sweet
plow
shy; protrude
to lick
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 增添
- 添加
- 画蛇添足