CHINESE CHARACTER

垫 (diàn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

diàn

cushion, mat, pad; to advance money, to pay for another

HSK 7-99 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

土

Primary radical

土 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 垫.

执

Phonetic component

执 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 9

Write 垫 in 9 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 垫

垫diàn

HSK 7-9 · pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb

垫底diàndǐ

HSK 7-9 · to put sth on the bottom; to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime; to lay the foundation; to come last in the rankings

垫子diànzi

HSK 7-9 · cushion; mat; pad

Examples using 垫

垫

进家门后，我被垫子绊倒了。

Jìn jiā mén hòu， wǒ bèi diàn zǐ bàn dǎo le。

Entering the house, I tripped over the mat.

垫底

汤姆把钱藏在床垫底下。

Tāng mǔ bǎ qián cáng zài chuáng diàn dǐ xià。

Tom hid his money under his mattress.

垫子

进家门后，我被垫子绊倒了。

Jìn jiā mén hòu， wǒ bèi diàn zǐ bàn dǎo le。

Entering the house, I tripped over the mat.

FAQ

What does 垫 (diàn) mean in Chinese?

cushion, mat, pad; to advance money, to pay for another

How do you write 垫 in stroke order?

垫 has 9 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 垫?

土 is the radical in 垫. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 垫?

垫 (diàn): pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; 垫底 (diàndǐ): to put sth on the bottom; to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime; to lay the foundation; to come last in the rankings; 垫子 (diànzi): cushion; mat; pad.