添

tiān

t+iān·1st tone

to add; to increase; to replenish

Radical: 氵 Strokes: 11 HSK 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

海清法流游治河沙江油波深

Same radical

海清法流游治河沙江油波深没活洋

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Character Decomposition

添=氵+忝

Etymology

water

Meanings

to add; to increase; to replenish

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Words with 添 78 total

to add; to augment; to increase加添jiā tiān to add or gain sth without additional effort · to add sth without good cause平添píng tiān to fill (up) · to replenish添补tiān bu to add a son to the family添丁tiān dīng to add; to increase添加tiān jiā

Idioms with 添 27 total Chain

lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning) · to share fairly between two parties · to go fifty-fifty二一添作五èr yī tiān zuò wǔ lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous · to overdo it画蛇添足huà shé tiān zú to add interest (to a story) · to sex up加油添醋jiā yóu tiān cù (lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom) · (fig.) to make sth good even better; to add an extra (often nonessential) benefit or embellishment锦上添花jǐn shàng tiān huā