垫

diàn

advance money, pay for another

How to write 垫, stroke by stroke

pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money)

Pictophonetic: semantic 土 (earth), phonetic 执

Made of 执 + 土

床垫chuáng diànmattress
垫子diàn zicushion; mat; pad
垫底diàn dǐto put sth on the bottom; to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime; to lay the foundation; to come last in the rankings
坐垫zuò diàncushion; (motorbike) seat
卡垫kǎ diàn(Tibetan) rug; mat
坐厕垫zuò cè diàntoilet seat
垫上diàn shàngto pay for sb
垫付diàn fùto pay sb else's expense with the expectation of being reimbursed by that person later
垫圈diàn juànto spread litter in a cowshed, pigsty etc
垫圈diàn quānwasher (on bolt); toilet seat
垫平diàn píngto level (surfaces)
垫底费diàn dǐ fèideductible (the part of an insurance claim paid by the insured); (UK English) excess

进家门后，我被垫子绊倒了。
jìn jiā mén hòu ， wǒ bèi diàn zǐ bàn dǎo le 。
Entering the house, I tripped over the mat.
我的气垫船满是鳝鱼。
wǒ de qì diàn chuán mǎn shì shàn yú 。
My hovercraft is full of eels.