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填充 (tián chōng) — to fill (in a blank, a space); to stuff (with material)

Definition

填充 (tiánchōng) means filling a space or stuffing a container with material — more physical/material than 填写 (filling in a form) and broader than 填补 (filling a gap or vacancy).

verb
to fill (in a blank, a space)to stuff (with material)

Examples

  • 填充。
    Qǐng bǎ dá àn tián chōng zài héng xiàn shàng.
    Please fill the answer in on the line.
  • 填充。
    Zhè ge zhěn tou shì yòng yǔ róng tián chōng de.
    This pillow is stuffed with down.
  • 填充。
    Shuǐ màn màn tián chōng le píng zi.
    Water slowly filled the bottle.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

填tiánfill
充chōngstuff

填 means fill and 充 means stuff; together they describe filling a space completely.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔ
Sound part声符shēngfú
真
真zhēn填
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

填 combines 土 (soil) with 真, which gives the sound.

Open 填 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 𠫓𠫓𠫓a newborn
  • 儿儿érstanding person

充 pairs 𠫓, a newborn, with 儿, a standing person, to picture a newborn growing to stand.

Open 充 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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