添
tiān
#1,856 most
frequent character
add, increase, have a baby
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
添 has 氵, water or liquid, as its meaning part and 忝 tiǎn as its sound part. It first meant a lot of juice. From that came to increase, then to add.
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Example Sentences
请你给我添一些水。
qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ tiān yīxiē shuǐ 。
Please add some water for me.
我想要添一点盐。
wǒ xiǎngyào tiān yīdiǎn yán 。
I want to add a little salt.
他们最近添了一个新成员。
tāmen zuìjìn tiānle yígè xīn chéngyuán 。
They recently added a new member.
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