tián

to fill or stuff

(of a form etc) to fill in

earth (土) + phonetic 真 = to fill in

The earth radical anchors the idea of packing soil or material into a gap. 真 was borrowed for its approximate sound in older Chinese, though the match has drifted in modern Mandarin.

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请在这里上你的名字。

qǐng zài zhèlǐ tián shàng nǐ de míngzi。

Please fill in your name here.

办理手续时,你需要好这张表格。

bànlǐ shǒuxù shí,nǐ xūyào tián hǎo zhè zhāng biǎogé。

When going through the procedures, you need to fill out this form completely.

Words with 填

回填

huí tián

to backfill

代填

dài tián

to fill in a form for sb else

充填

chōng tián

to fill (gap, hole, area, blank)

充填因数

chōng tián yīn shù

complementary factor

充填物

chōng tián wù

filling material

填满

tián mǎn

to cram

填充

tián chōng

to fill up; to stuff

填充剂

tián chōng jì

bulking agent

填充物

tián chōng wù

filler; filling; stuffing

填充题

tián chōng tí

fill-in-the-blank question

填报

tián bào

to fill in and submit (a form)

填堵

tián dǔ

to stuff

More characters with 土