Usage of the character 添

to add; to increase; to replenish

tiānjiā

添加

[添加]

to add; to increase

tiānzhì

添置

[添置]

to buy
to acquire
to add to one's possessions

zēngtiān

增添

[增添]

to add
to increase

jiātiān

加添

[加添]

to add; to augment; to increase

tiānluàn

添乱

[添亂]

(coll.) to cause trouble for sb
to inconvenience

tiānbàn

添办

[添辦]

to acquire

tiāndǔ

添堵

[添堵]

to make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.)
to make traffic congestion even worse

tiāndīng

添丁

[添丁]

to add a son to the family

tiānbu

添补

[添補]

to fill (up)
to replenish

tiānmáfan

添麻烦

[添麻煩]

to cause trouble for sb
to inconvenience

tiānjiāwù

添加物

[添加物]

additive

tiānjiājì

添加剂

[添加劑]

additive
food additive

tiānzhuānjiāwǎ

添砖加瓦

[添磚加瓦]

lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
fig. to do one's bit to help

tiānfútiānshòu

添福添寿

[添福添壽]

to increase luck and longevity

tiānyóujiācù

添油加醋

[添油加醋]

lit. to add oil and vinegar
fig. adding details while telling a story (to make it more interesting)

rúhǔtiānyì

如虎添翼

[如虎添翼]

lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
with redoubled power (idiom)

huàshétiānzú

画蛇添足

[畫蛇添足]

lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
to overdo it

jiāyóutiāncù

加油添醋

[加油添醋]

to add interest (to a story)
to sex up

jǐnshàngtiānhuā

锦上添花

[錦上添花]

lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom)
fig. to give sth additional splendor
to provide the crowning touch
(derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off

èryītiānzuòwǔ

二一添作五

[二一添作五]

lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning)
to share fairly between two parties
to go fifty-fifty