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填
Mandarin · pinyin tián
Meanings
- to fill or stuff
- (of a form etc) to fill in
Characters in this entry
- 填
- tián · fill in, fill up; make good
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Mandarin tones
2 · tian2
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 5 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
tin4 · zan3
Cantonese word readings for 填. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to fill (a space); to fill up
- to fill (a gap, blank, vacancy, etc.); to fill in; to make up (a deficiency, shortcoming, etc.)
- to fill in (words or numbers into a form or sheet of paper)
- (archaic) sound of drum beating
- (Eastern Min) to return; to give back
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