填

to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

土 (semantic, “earth”) + 真 (phonetic, zhēn)

components: 土真

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真 true + dirt

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 真

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 真 (zhēn) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
真 sound component	zhēn	real, actual, true, genuine
镇	zhèn	calm, composed; to control, to suppress
颠	diān	peak, summit, top; to upset
慎	shèn	cautious, prudent
嗔	chēn	to be angry at, to rebuke, to scold
滇	diān	Yunnan province
缜	zhěn	fine, detailed; closely woven
禛	zhēn	to receive blessings
瑱	tiàn	a jade earring
瞋	chēn	to glare
鬒	zhěn	glossy black hair
稹	zhěn	to accumulate

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
精卫填海	Jīng wèi tián hǎi	lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition; t…
填字游戏	tián zì yóu xì	crossword
填塞物	tián sè wù	stuffing; filling material
完形填空	wán xíng tián kòng	cloze (pedagogy)
恨海难填	hèn hǎi nán tián	sea of hatred is hard to fill (idiom); irreconcilable division
完型填空	wán xíng tián kòng	cloze (pedagogy)
充填因数	chōng tián yīn shù	complementary factor
填地	tián dì	landfill
填海	tián hǎi	land reclamation
填空	tián kòng	to fill a job vacancy; to fill in a blank (e.g. on a form, questionnaire or exam paper)
充填物	chōng tián wù	filling material; stuffing; lining; filling
填充物	tián chōng wù	filler; filling; stuffing
填报	tián bào	to fill in and submit (a form)
代填	dài tián	to fill in a form for sb else
回填	huí tián	to backfill
填词	tián cí	to compose a poem (to a given tune)
填鸭式	tián yā shì	force feeding (as a teaching method)
填表	tián biǎo	to fill out a form; to complete a form
装填	zhuāng tián	to load; to fill (into a container)
填房	tián fáng	second wife (of a widower)