Usage of the character 垫

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

bēidiàn

杯垫

[杯墊]

(beverage) coaster

diànpíng

垫平

[墊平]

to level (surfaces)

diànzhī

垫支

[墊支]

to advance funds

diànrù

垫褥

[墊褥]

cotton-padded mattress

qìdiàn

气垫

[氣墊]

air cushion (as on hovercraft)

insole
shoe insert

diànkuǎn

垫款

[墊款]

advance (of funds)

ròudiàn

肉垫

[肉墊]

pad (on animal paw)

guōdiàn

锅垫

[鍋墊]

trivet
pot-holder

diàngāo

垫高

[墊高]

a support
to raise
to bolster
to jack up

diànfù

垫付

[墊付]

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

kàodiàn

靠垫

[靠墊]

back cushion

diànquān

垫圈

[墊圈]

washer (on bolt)
toilet seat

diànbèi

垫背

[墊背]

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

Diànjiāng

垫江

[墊江]

Dianjiang, a county in Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

diàndǐ

垫底

[墊底]

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

diànjiao

垫脚

[墊腳]

litter (animal bedding)

diànpiàn

垫片

[墊片]

spacer
shim

diànbèi

垫被

[墊被]

mattress

chuángdiàn

床垫

[床墊]

mattress
CL:張／张 (zhāng)

cǎodiàn

草垫

[草墊]

straw mattress

pūdiàn

铺垫

[鋪墊]

to spread out bedding
bedcover

zōngdiàn

棕垫

[棕墊]

palm fiber mat

diànbu

垫补

[墊補]

(coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money
(coll.) to snack

diànjuàn

垫圈

[墊圈]

to spread litter in a cowshed, pigsty etc

diànshàng

垫上

[墊上]

to pay for sb

zuòdiàn

座垫

[座墊]

saddle (of a bicycle); seat (of a car or bike)
chair cushion

diàndàng

垫档

[墊檔]

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

diànjiān

垫肩

[墊肩]

shoulder pad

zuòdiàn

坐垫

[坐墊]

cushion
(motorbike) seat
CL:塊／块 (kuài)

diànzi

垫子

[墊子]

cushion; mat; pad

diànliào

垫料

[墊料]

packing material
lagging
litter

méndiàn

门垫

[門墊]

doormat

tàdiàn

踏垫

[踏墊]

floor mat; bathroom mat; car mat; doormat

kǎdiàn

卡垫

[卡墊]

(Tibetan) rug
mat

diànjiǎoshí

垫脚石

[墊腳石]

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

diàndǐfèi

垫底费

[墊底費]

deductible (the part of an insurance claim paid by the insured)
(UK English) excess

fángcháodiàn

防潮垫

[防潮墊]

groundsheet (for camping etc)

diàndǐr

垫底儿

[墊底兒]

erhua variant of 墊底／垫底 (diàndǐ)

shǔbiāodiàn

鼠标垫

[鼠標墊]

mouse pad

zhǐxuèdiàn

止血垫

[止血墊]

dressing
pad to stop bleeding

zuòcèdiàn

坐厕垫

[坐廁墊]

toilet seat

Diànjiāng Xiàn

垫江县

[墊江縣]

Dianjiang, a county in Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

yěcāndiàn

野餐垫

[野餐墊]

picnic blanket

cǎodiànzi

草垫子

[草墊子]

straw mattress; palliasse

qìdiànchuán

气垫船

[氣墊船]

hovercraft
air cushion vehicle

yuèjīngdiàn

月经垫

[月經墊]

sanitary towel
menopad

cāxiédiàn

擦鞋垫

[擦鞋墊]

doormat

huáshǔdiàn

滑鼠垫

[滑鼠墊]

mouse pad (Tw)

tánhuángdiànquān

弹簧垫圈

[彈簧墊圈]

spring washer