添

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.

氵+忝→添
忝A standalone character meaning 'to be unworthy of'Phonetic
氵WaterSemantic

天冷了,我给你添一件衣服吧。

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,再添点水进去。

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

增添

zēng tiān

to add

锦上添花

jǐn shàng tiān huā

lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom)

如虎添翼

rú hǔ tiān yì

lit. like a tiger that has grown wings

二一添作五

èr yī tiān zuò wǔ

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

加添

jiā tiān

to add; to augment; to increase

加油添醋

jiā yóu tiān cù

to add interest (to a story)

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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