垫 - diàn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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9 strokes
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垫 (墊)

diàn

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related words (47)

to pay for sb

to advance funds to sb for later repayment

垫圈

diàn quān

washer (on bolt); toilet seat

垫圈

diàn juàn

to spread litter in a cowshed, pigsty etc

cushion; mat; pad

to level (surfaces)

to advance funds

packing material; lagging; litter

垫档

diàn dàng

to fill a blank space; to fill a slot (in a newspaper column, a TV program etc)

advance (of funds)

spacer; shim

shoulder pad

to serve as a sacrificial victim; to suffer for sb else; scapegoat; to share sb's fate

垫脚

diàn jiao

litter (animal bedding)

垫补

diàn bu

to appropriate funds intended for another purpose; to borrow; to snack

mattress

cotton-padded mattress

垫高

diàn gāo

a support; to raise; to bolster; to jack up

垫底儿

diàn dǐ r

foundation layer; underlay; (fig.) to lay foundations; to snack

垫脚石

diàn jiǎo shí

stepping stone; (fig.) person used to advance one's career

headset spacer

(Tibetan) rug; mat

cushion; (motorbike) seat

mattress

saddle; cushion; squab; seating washer

(beverage) coaster

palm fiber mat

air cushion (as on hovercraft)

pad (on animal paw)

straw mattress

pad

floor mat; bathroom mat; car mat; doormat

铺垫

pū diàn

to spread out bedding; bedcover

trivet; pot-holder

doormat

insole; shoe insert

toilet seat

doormat

sanitary towel; menopad

止血垫

zhǐ xuè diàn

dressing; pad to stop bleeding

气垫船

qì diàn chuán

hovercraft; air cushion vehicle

mouse pad (Tw)

straw mattress; palliasse

picnic blanket

groundsheet (for camping etc)

mouse pad

spring washer

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