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添 (tiān): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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Animated Stroke Order 添

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2.

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3.

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Left-Right

添

氵shuǐ · water

忝tiǎn

添=

4.

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5.

How to Use 添

Words meaning 'to add' or 'addition'

These words directly relate to the act of adding or increasing something.

增添 • zēng tiān • add • HSK 6

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6.

Example Sentences

wǒ我

bù不

xiǎng想

gěi给

nǐ你

tiān添

má

Information

Pinyintiān

Meaningto add, increase, or append

Strokes11

Radical氵

Traditional添

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1755

Zhuyinㄊㄧㄢ

UnicodeU+6DFB

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氵shuǐ · water

+忝tiǎn

zēng增

tiān添

add

添加 • tiān jiā • to add • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

tiān添

jiā加

to add

添加剂 • tiān jiā jì • additive • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tiān添

jiā加

jì剂

additive

Idiomatic expressions using 添 to convey figurative addition

These idioms use 添 metaphorically to describe adding something to an existing situation.

画蛇添足 • huà shé tiān zú • draw a snake and add feet to it • HSK 6

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huà画

shé蛇

tiān添

zú足

draw a snake and add feet to it

锦上添花 • jǐn shàng tiān huā • [lit.] onto brocade, add flowers; to add to something that is already perfect [idiom] • HSK 6

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jǐn锦

shàng上

tiān添

麻

fan烦

。

I don't want to cause you trouble.

xīn新

jiā家

jù具

wèi为

fáng房

jiān间

zēng增

tiān添

le了

wēn温

xīn馨

gǎn感

。

The new furniture adds coziness to the room.

qǐng请

tiān添

jiā加

yì一

xiē些

táng糖

dào到

kā咖

fēi啡

lǐ里

。

Please add some sugar to the coffee.

Qǐng请

gěi给

wǒ我

de的

kā咖

fēi啡

lǐ里

tiān添

yī一

diǎn点

táng糖

。

Please add a little sugar to my coffee.

shí食

pǐn品

tiān添

jiā加

jì剂

kě可

yǐ以

ràng让

shí食

wù物

bǎo保

cún存

gèng更

jiǔ久

。

Food additives can make food last longer.

huā花

[lit.] onto brocade, add flowers; to add to something that is already perfect [idiom]

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恬tiáncalm, quiet, peaceful
腆tiǎnrich, abundant; to show off
舔tiǎnto lick; lap
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田tiánfield, farmland
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涣huànscatter; scattered
涅nièblacken; black mud, slime
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
汀tīngsandbar, beach, bank, shore
滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs

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