填 (tián): to fill in
填 (tián) is a Chinese character meaning “to fill in.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 土 (semantic) and 真 (phonetic). It ranks #1943 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 填 earth. Its radical form 土 (earth) appears in many related characters such as 在 (zài, to exist), 地 (dì, earth, ground), 场 (chǎng, field, place).
Definitions
- to fill in
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 填
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 填补 | tián bǔ | to fill a gap |
| 填充 | tián chōng | to fill up |
| 填充物 | tián chōng wù | filler |
| 填表 | tián biǎo | to fill out a form |
| 填料 | tián liào | packing material |
| 填词 | tián cí | to compose a poem (to a given tune) |
| 填报 | tián bào | to fill in and submit (a form) |
| 填空 | tián kòng | to fill a job vacancy |
| 义愤填膺 | yì fèn tián yīng | righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom) |
| 填鸭式 | tián yā shì | force feeding (as a teaching method) |
| 填鸭 | tián yā | to force-feed ducks |
| 完形填空 | wán xíng tián kòng | cloze (pedagogy) |
| 充填因数 | chōng tián yīn shù | complementary factor |
| 完型填空 | wán xíng tián kòng | cloze (pedagogy) |
| 精卫填海 | jīng wèi tián hǎi | lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom) |
填 appears in 35 compound words: 66 as the first character, 14 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 填 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
请填写这份申请表，所有信息必须真实准确。
Qǐng tiánxiě zhè fèn shēnqǐng biǎo, suǒyǒu xìnxī bìxū zhēnshí zhǔnquè.
Please fill out this application form; all information must be true and accurate.
...辉达黄仁勋“GTC背板股”点火 台积电秒填息
. . . huī dá huáng rén xūn G T C bèi bǎn gǔ diǎn huǒ tái jī diàn miǎo tián xī
...NVIDIA's Jensen Huang sparks a rally in "GTC-related stocks"; TSMC recovers from its ex-dividend drop in seconds
辉达GTC、台积秒填息助攻台股 三大法人同步翻多买超95.9...
huī dá G T C , tái jī miǎo tián xī zhù gōng tái gǔ sān dà fǎ rén tóng bù fān duō mǎi chāo 9 5 . 9 . . .
NVIDIA GTC and TSMC’s Immediate Dividend Reinvestment Boost Taiwan Stock Market; Three Major Institutional Investors Turn Bullish, Net Buying Exceeds 95.9...
美計畫增加部署先進飛彈 菲軍方:助填補戰力缺口
měi 計 畫 zēng jiā bù shǔ xiān 進 飛 彈 菲 軍 fāng zhù tián 補 戰 lì quē kǒu
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還沒除息前就已經快填息了?都明白:116張00923帳上獲利...
還 沒 chú xī qián jiù yǐ 經 kuài tián xī le ? dōu míng bái 張 帳 shàng 獲 lì . . .
The dividend gap is almost filled before the ex-dividend date? We all get it: 116 shares of 00923 showing profits on the account...
...中免試入學模擬分發出爐 教局提醒:正式選填務必填滿
. . . zhōng miǎn 試 rù 學 mó 擬 fēn 發 chū 爐 jiào jú tí xǐng zhèng shì 選 tián 務 bì tián 滿
...CECC Entrance Exam Simulation Results Released Education Bureau Reminder: Ensure All Fields Are Completed During Official Application
我们对杀人犯感到悲愤填膺。
Wǒmen duì shārénfàn gǎndào bēifèn tián yīng.
We were filled with anger against the murderer.
汤姆填写职位申请表。
Tāngmǔ tiánxiě zhíwèi shēnqǐngbiǎo.
Tom filled out the job application form.
确保亲自填写注册表格。
Quèbǎo qīnzì tiánxiě zhùcè biǎogé.
Be sure to fill out the registration form in person.
珍填好了一张申请书。
Zhēn tián hǎo le yī zhāng shēnqǐngshū.
Jane filled out an application.
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