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diàn

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diàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
diàn | dian4
English translation
pad
cushion
mat
to pad out
to fill a gap
to pay for sb
to advance (money)
cushion, mat, pad; to advance money, to pay for another

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About diàn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

diàn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

earth

Etymology of diàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

执土

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

zhí

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and zhí represents the sound. Simplified form of diàn .

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Example sentences using diàn

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办理 bànlǐ 办法 bànfǎ 凡是 fánshì tōng gōng tái ǎi Dāo jià , zài 刀架上面 shàng miàn zēng 块刀 diàn .

Treatment methods normally through elevation turret tool holder with a knife.

了摸滚烫 gǔn tàng de 绿坐垫 zuò diàn .

He felt the hot, green leather of the seat.

Jiā zài 满是尘土 chén tǔ de 软垫 shǎng , yòu 大喊 dà hǎn 起来 qǐlai .

Scarlett burrowed her head in the dusty upholstery and screamed again.

盖茨 Gài cí 垫子 diàn zi gāng zài 肩上, Xiàng 游泳池 yóu yǒng chí zǒu .

Gatsby shouldered the mattress and started for the pool.

Guò le 一会儿 yīhuìr , hěn 麻利 má li de gāng zhāo 床垫 chuáng diàn 上来 shàng lái .

A few moments later he came up with the mattress nicely balanced on his shoulders.

Words with diàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
diàn pad diàn
床垫 chuáng diàn mattress床墊
垫子 diàn zi cushion墊子
垫付 diàn fù to advance funds to sb for later repayment墊付
铺垫 pū diàn bedcover鋪墊
坐垫 zuò diàn cushion坐墊
鞋垫 xié diàn insole鞋墊
气垫 qì diàn air cushion (as on hovercraft)氣墊
衬垫 chèn diàn pad襯墊
垫脚石 diàn jiǎo shí stepping stone墊腳石
垫圈 diàn juàn toilet seat墊圈
垫肩 diàn jiān shoulder pad墊肩
垫背 diàn bèi scapegoat墊背
垫片 diàn piàn spacer墊片
垫脚 diàn jiao litter (animal bedding)墊腳
气垫船 qì diàn chuán hovercraft氣墊船
垫料 diàn liào lagging墊料
垫江 Diàn jiāng Dianjiang county in Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan墊江
垫款 diàn kuǎn advance (of funds)墊款
杯垫 bēi diàn (beverage) coaster杯墊
草垫 cǎo diàn straw mattress草墊
垫支 diàn zhī to advance funds墊支

diàn Decomposition & Compounds

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diàn Decomposition

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