墊

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垫

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pad

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diàn

テン、チョウ

おち.いる、おぼ.れる、なや.む

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 執 represents the sound.

Components

Traditional (墊)

土 earth+ 執 clench =

墊 pad

土 Meaning component

tǔ earth

soil, earth

執 Phonetic component

clench

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Simplified (垫)

土 earth+ 执 hold in hand =

垫 advance money

土 Meaning component

tǔ earth

soil, earth

执 Phonetic component

zhí hold in hand

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

垫

Regular

Modern

Chinese

垫 / 墊 [diàn]

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

Example Sentences

CHINESE WORDS (48)

床垫 [chuángdiàn] #9,296

to pay sb else's expense with the expectation of being reimbursed by that person later

铺垫 [pūdiàn] #40,683

to spread out bedding

air cushion (as on hovercraft)

衬垫 [chèndiàn] #23,782

pad

垫脚石 [diànjiǎoshí] #28,912

stepping stone

垫圈 [diànjuàn] #31,728

to spread litter in a cowshed, pigsty etc

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