塡
- to fill;
- to stuff;
- to plug;
Etymology
A phono-semantic compound composed of:
土 — semantic component meaning “earth; soil”;
眞 (真) — phonetic component indicating the sound (전 / tián).
The character originally referred to filling a hollow or gap with earth.
Semantic development:
- to fill a hole with earth;
- to fill up or stuff something;
- to supply or make up for something lacking.
Usage in Korean
In modern Korean, the simplified variant 填 is often used interchangeably.
충전 (充塡) — filling; charging (e.g., battery charging)
보전 (補塡) — compensation; replenishment
매전 (埋塡) — filling up with earth; reclamation
Additional notes
Alternative forms
塡 is the older traditional form, while 填 became the more widely used form in modern Chinese and Japanese.
Words that derived from 塡
塡
메울
전
me'ul
jeon
Kangxi radical:32, 土 + 10
Strokes:13
Unicode:U+5861
Cangjie input:
- 土心月金 (GPBC)
Composition:
- ⿰ 土 眞