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Keyword
to fill
  • to pad
  • to stuff
Frequency
#1750
Strokes
13
Readings
tián
Mnemonic
土 (earth) gives the meaning and 真 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
填tián
to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in
填补tiánbǔ
to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form); to overcome a deficiency
填写tiánxiě
to fill in a form; to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)
填报tiánbào
to fill in and submit (a form)
填充tiánchōng
to fill up; to stuff; to fill in a blank space
填词tiáncí
to compose a poem (to a given tune)
装填zhuāngtián
to load; to fill (into a container)
义愤填膺yìfèntiányīng
righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice
填饱tiánbǎo
to feed to the full; to cram
填海tiánhǎi
land reclamation
充填chōngtián
to fill (gap, hole, area, blank); to pad out; to complement; (dental) filling; filled
填充物tiánchōngwù
filler; filling; stuffing
填料tiánliào
packing material
填空tiánkòng
to fill a job vacancy; to fill in a blank (e.g. on a form, questionnaire or exam paper)
填表tiánbiǎo
to fill out a form; to complete a form
填塞tiánsè
to fill up; to cram; to stuff
回填huítián
to backfill
填鸭式tiányāshì
force feeding (as a teaching method)
填鸭tiányā
to force-feed ducks; (cooking) stuffed duck
欲壑难填yùhènántián
(idiom) insatiably greedy
精卫填海Jīngwèitiánhǎi
lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition; task of Sisyphus; determination in the face of impossible odds
填房tiánfáng
second wife (of a widower)