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添
tiān
1. to add
2. to increase
3. to replenish
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

添
tiān
to add, to append, to increase, to replenish
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (18)

增添
zēngtiān
to add
HSK 6
添置
tiānzhì
to buy
添补
tiānbu
to fill (up)
添办
tiānbàn
to acquire
添乱
tiānluàn
(coll.) to cause trouble for sb
添加
tiānjiā
to add
加添
jiātiān
augment
添丁
tiāndīng
to add a son to the family
添麻烦
tiānmáfan
to cause trouble for sb
添加物
tiānjiāwù
additive
添加剂
tiānjiājì
additive
锦上添花
jǐnshàngtiānhuā
lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect
HSK 6
加油添醋
jiāyóutiāncù
to add interest (to a story)
如虎添翼
rúhǔtiānyì
lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
添油加醋
tiānyóujiācù
lit. to add oil and vinegar
添砖加瓦
tiānzhuānjiāwǎ
lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
画蛇添足
huàshétiānzú
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
HSK 6
二一添作五
èryītiānzuòwǔ
lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,858
Word Frequency Rank
2,923 of 84,292