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1.

Animated Stroke Order 垫

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 垫 — animated stroke order

2.

Readings & Meanings

垫has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

diàn

pad; put something under something else to raise it up or make it level; fill a vacancy

to pad; cushion; to put underneath

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 垫

垫 stroke order diagram

4.

Character Breakdown

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垫

执zhí · hold

土tǔ · earth

垫=

5.

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6.

How to Use 垫

Things that support or cushion

The character 垫 appears in words related to placing something underneath for support or to create a base.

垫子 • diàn zi • Cushion / pad • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

7.

Example Sentences

Dōng冬

tiān天

yòng用

máo毛

róng绒

zuò坐

diàn

Information

Pinyindiàn

Meaningpad; put something under something else to raise it up or make it level; fill a vacancy

Strokes9

Radical土

Traditional墊

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#2128

Zhuyinㄉㄧㄢˋ

UnicodeU+57AB

CangjieGIG

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n./v.HSK 3.0 · L7-9

执zhí · hold

+土tǔ · earth

diàn垫

zi子

Cushion / pad

垫底 • diàn dǐ • Bottom / lowest level • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

diàn垫

dǐ底

Bottom / lowest level

垫

huì会

nuǎn暖

huo和

hěn很

duō多

。

Using a plush cushion in winter makes it much warmer.

Tā她

yòng用

róu柔

ruǎn软

de的

chèn衬

diàn垫

bǎo保

hù护

le了

yì易

suì碎

de的

cí瓷

qì器

。

She used a soft pad to protect the fragile porcelain.

wǒ我

mǎi买

le了

yí一

gè个

xīn新

diàn垫

zǐ子

fàng放

zài在

shā沙

fā发

shàng上

。

I bought a new cushion to put on the sofa.

zhuō桌

zi子

tuǐ腿

bù不

píng平

，

wǒ我

yòng用

zhǐ纸

diàn垫

le了

yí一

xià下

。

The table leg was uneven, so I padded it with some paper.

zhè这

shuāng双

xié鞋

de的

xié鞋

diàn垫

hěn很

shū舒

fú服

。

The insoles of these shoes are very comfortable.

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靛diànindigo; any blue dye
癫diāncrazy, mad; madness, mania, insan
颠diāntop, summit; topple, fall
佃diàntenant farmer; be a tenant farmer
滇diānYunnan province
碘diǎniodine

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圳zhènfurrow in field, small drainage ditch
垛duòheap, pile; pile up, heap up
垣yuánlow wall
壕háotrench, ditch, channel, moat
埔pǔplain, arena; port, market
墒shāngwet tilth

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