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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 tiānto add or gain sth without additional effort · to add sth without good cause平添píng tiānto fill (up) · to replenish添补tiān buto add a son to the family添丁tiān dīngto add; to increase添加tiān jiāto buy · to acquire · to add to one's possessions添置tiān zhìto add · to increase增添zēng tiān(coll.) to cause trouble for sb · to inconvenience添乱tiān luànto make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.) · to make traffic congestion even worse添堵tiān dǔto acquire添办tiān bànadditive · food additive添加剂tiān jiā jìadditive添加物tiān jiā wùto cause trouble for sb · to inconvenience添麻烦tiān má fanlit. like a tiger that has grown wings · with redoubled power (idiom)如虎添翼rú hǔ tiān yì
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 wǔlit. 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 zúto 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
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