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添加 (tiān jiā) — to add, to append (formal)

Definition

添加 (tiānjiā) is a formal verb meaning 'to add' — used in writing, software, or document contexts. Among siblings, 增 / 增加 focus on quantity rising, while 添加 emphasizes putting new content into something (info, ingredients, features).

verb
to addto append (formal)

Examples

  • 添加。
    Qǐng zài zhè fèn wén jiàn hòu miàn tiān jiā yí duàn shuō míng.
    Please add a note at the end of this document.
  • 添加。
    Wǒ yǐ jīng tiān jiā le nǐ de lián xì fāng shì.
    I've already added your contact information.
  • 添加。
    Zuò tāng de shí hou kě yǐ tiān jiā yì xiē hú jiāo fěn.
    You can add some pepper when making the soup.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

添tiānadd
加jiāadd

“添” and “加” both mean to add, giving a sense of adding.

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
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
忝
忝tiǎn添tiān
Same sound today

添 pairs 水 (water) with 忝, which gives its sound; the shape pictures increasing by pouring more water in.

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

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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