添 Stroke Order — How to Write 添
添 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
添 Radical and Character Components
添 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 忝 indicates the sound.
Radical: 氵 + 8 more strokes
添 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- tiān
Meanings of 添 in Chinese
1
tiān添
To add, increase, or supplement, as in adding to a collection, installing additional facilities, or replenishing supplies.
为房间增添一些绿植，会让整个空间更有生机
Adding some green plants to the room will make the whole space more vibrant.
Common Words and Phrases with 添
1
buy something more; acquire additional
为了满足日益增长的需求，公司决定添办一批新的电脑设备。
To meet the increasing demand, the company decided to procure a batch of new computer equipment.
2
To replenish or add more to something, often to supplement what is already there.
书架上有些空缺，需要添补一些新书。
There are some empty spaces on the bookshelf, and we need to replenish them with some new books.
3
To add more food or dishes to the table during a meal.
服务员，我们想添菜，可以再来一份麻婆豆腐吗？
Waiter, we'd like to add more dishes. Could we have another serving of Mapo Tofu?
4
Have a baby born into the family.
小李夫妇结婚多年，终于添丁了，全家人都非常高兴。
Mr. and Mrs. Li, after many years of marriage, finally welcomed a baby boy, and the whole family is overjoyed.
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to set up or establish additionally; to add facilities or installations.
为了满足日益增长的学生需求，学校决定添设两间新的多媒体教室。
To meet the growing student demand, the school decided to add two new multimedia classrooms.
8
An extra item or amount added, often as a bonus, freebie, or to compensate for loss/shrinkage.
为了弥补运输途中的自然损耗，批发商通常会在每批水果中加一些添头。
To compensate for natural losses during transit, wholesalers typically add an extra quantity to each batch of fruit.
9
To add extra details and exaggerate a story, often distorting the truth.
小明最喜欢添油加醋地讲故事，把一件小事说得天花乱坠，让人听了半信半疑。
Xiao Ming loves to embellish stories, making a small matter sound incredibly dramatic, which leaves listeners half-believing and half-doubting.
10
To embellish or exaggerate facts, adding extra details that may not be true.
小明只是说他看到了猫，小红却添枝加叶地说那是一只带着项圈的会说话的猫。
Xiao Ming only said he saw a cat, but Xiao Hong embellished the story, claiming it was a talking cat with a collar.
11
To add to one's possessions; to purchase new items to supplement existing ones.
公司决定添置一批新的办公设备，以提高工作效率。
The company decided to acquire a batch of new office equipment to improve work efficiency.
12
to contribute one's modest strength to a larger project or cause
我们每个人都应该在保护环境方面添砖加瓦，为地球的未来尽一份力
Each of us should do our bit in environmental protection, contributing our small share to the future of the Earth.
More words with 添
- tiān添shang上add, append
- zēng增tiān添add, increase
- píng平tiān添add, lend
- tiān添luàn乱make things worse, cause trouble
- tiān添jiā加jì剂additive, admixture
- gèng更tiān添add more, further add
- tiān添lè乐Add joy, Bring happiness
- tiān添méi煤add coal, feed coal
- zēng曾tiān添Once added, Formerly increased
- tiān添gè个Add a, Add one
- tiān添lǜ绿add green, add greenery
- zài再tiān添jiā加Add more, Add again
- duō多tiān添add more, top up
- tiān添dīng丁jìn进kǒu口new addition to the family, birth of a child
- tiān添dīng丁zhī之xǐ喜New baby joy, Joy of a new arrival
- tiān添jiǎn减yī衣wù物layer up or down, add or remove clothing
- xǐ喜tiān添guì贵zǐ子Congratulations on your new baby boy., Blessed with a son.
Idioms with 添
- tiān添bīng兵jiǎn减zào灶feign weakness to deceive enemy
- tiān添zhī枝jiē接yè叶add unnecessary details
- huà画shé蛇tiān添zú足ruin by adding something superfluous
- huǒ火shàng上tiān添yóu油make a bad situation worse
- jǐn锦shàng上tiān添huā花add flowers to brocade
- méi眉xià下tiān添méi眉Add something superfluous
- měng猛hǔ虎tiān添yì翼powerful entity gains additional advantage
- rú如hǔ虎tiān添yì翼make the strong stronger
- wèi为hǔ虎tiān添yì翼help an evildoer become more powerful
- yǒu有zhī枝tiān添yè叶exaggerate by adding details
- tiān添cù醋jiā加yóu油exaggerate or embellish a story
- tiān添zhī枝zēng增yè叶embellish with unnecessary details
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Open the tool →Questions about 添
What does 添 mean in Chinese?
添 (tiān) means “To add” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 添?
添 is pronounced tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 添 have?
添 has 11 strokes.
How do you write 添?
添 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 添?
The radical of 添 is 氵, and 添 is a phono-semantic compound.