添

tiān

append, add to; increase

How to write 添, stroke by stroke

to add; to increase; to replenish

Pictophonetic: semantic 氵 (water), phonetic 忝

Made of 氵 + 忝

添麻烦tiān má fanto cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience
添加tiān jiāto add; to increase
增添zēng tiānto add; to increase
添乱tiān luàn(coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience
加添jiā tiānto add; to augment; to increase
平添píng tiānto add or gain sth without additional effort; to add sth without good cause
添丁tiān dīngto add a son to the family
添加剂tiān jiā jìadditive; food additive
添加物tiān jiā wùadditive
添堵tiān dǔto make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.); to make traffic congestion even worse
添置tiān zhìto buy; to acquire; to add to one's possessions
添补tiān buto fill (up); to replenish

我很抱歉给你添麻烦了。
wǒ hěn bào qiàn gěi nǐ tiān má fán le 。
I am sorry to trouble you.
胡萝卜为我的餐点增添了色彩。
hú luó bo wèi wǒ de cān diǎn zēng tiān le sè cǎi 。
Carrots add color to my meals.
这块肥皂里添加了天然香料。
zhè kuài féi zào lǐ tiān jiā le tiān rán xiāng liào 。
This soap is infused with natural fragrances.
我们家快要添丁了。
wǒ men jiā kuài yào tiān dīng le 。
We are expecting an addition to our family.
再往火里添些木柴。
zài wǎng huǒ lǐ tiān xiē mù chái 。
Put some more wood on the fire.