tiān

to add; to increase; to replenish

water (氵) + sound (忝) = to add or replenish

The water radical carries the core meaning of replenishing or adding liquid. 忝 (tiǎn) contributes the sound tiān; it does not add semantic weight here.

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A standalone character meaning 'to be unworthy of'Phonetic
WaterSemantic

天冷了,我给你一件衣服吧。

tiān lěng le,wǒ gěi nǐ tiān yī jiàn yīfu ba。

It's gotten cold; let me add a piece of clothing for you.

锅里的汤少了,再点水进去。

guō lǐ de tāng shǎo le,zài tiān diǎn shuǐ jìnqù。

The soup in the pot is running low; add a bit more water to it.

Words with 添

锦上添花

jǐn shàng tiān huā

lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom)

二一添作五

èr yī tiān zuò wǔ

lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning)

加油添醋

jiā yóu tiān cù

to add interest (to a story)

加添

jiā tiān

to add; to augment; to increase

增添

zēng tiān

to add

如虎添翼

rú hǔ tiān yì

lit. like a tiger that has grown wings

平添

píng tiān

to add or gain sth without additional effort

添丁

tiān dīng

to add a son to the family

添乱

tiān luàn

(coll.) to cause trouble for sb

添加

tiān jiā

to add; to increase

添加剂

tiān jiā jì

additive

添加物

tiān jiā wù

additive

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