添

The Chinese character 添 (tiān) is composed of two parts: the left component ditambah (zēng), which means "to add" or "to increase", and the right component 水 (shuǐ), which means "water". The character 添 literally means "to add water", but it is also used figuratively to mean "to add" or "to increase" something in a general sense. For example, it can be used to say "to add more money to a budget" or "to increase the number of people in a group". The character 添 can also be used as a verb meaning "to add" or "to increase", as in the sentence "他添了一件新衣服" (tā tiānle yī jiàn xīn yīfu), which means "He added a new piece of clothing".