Meaning of 填
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to fill or stuff
- (of a form etc) to fill in
How to use 填
填 means to fill something up, like a hole or a gap, and it is also the everyday verb for filling in forms. It often appears in compounds such as 填写 (tiánxiě) and 填空 (tiánkòng). Example: 请填一下这张表。(Qǐng tián yíxià zhè zhāng biǎo.) Please fill in this form.
填 has 土 (earth) on the left and 真 (zhēn, real) on the right. Picture shoveling real earth into a hole until it is filled.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 镇 (zhèn, town) or 慎 (shèn, careful), which share the 真 part. Remember that filling a hole uses earth 土, so 填 takes the earth radical. Also keep the second tone: tián, not tiān.
填 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
填 tián · to fill or stuff · 13 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
Related words
Words that share a character with 填.
| 填空 | tiánkòng | to fill a job vacancy; to fill in a blank (e.g. on a form, questionnaire or exam paper) |
| 填补 | tiánbǔ | to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form) |
| 填写 | tiánxiě | to fill in a form; to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form) |
| 填充 | tiánchōng | to fill up; to stuff; to fill in a blank space |
| 填满 | tiánmǎn | to cram |
| 填饱 | tiánbǎo | to feed to the full; to cram |
| 装填 | zhuāngtián | to load; to fill (into a container) |
| 填字游戏 | tiánzìyóuxì | crossword |
Questions about 填
What does 填 mean?
填 (tián) means "to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 填?
填 is made of 1 character: 填 (13 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 填 an HSK word?
Yes. 填 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 填 and 填写?
填 is the short, general verb for filling something, either physically or on paper. 填写 (tiánxiě) is specifically about writing information into a form and sounds a bit more formal, as in 填写申请表 (tiánxiě shēnqǐng biǎo), to fill out an application form.
How do I say I am full or want to fill my stomach using 填?
Use 填饱肚子 (tiánbǎo dùzi), meaning to fill your stomach. For example, 先吃点东西填饱肚子 (xiān chī diǎn dōngxi tiánbǎo dùzi) means eat something first to fill up.