垫

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

9 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,427 U+57AB

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

土 (semantic, “earth”) + 执 (phonetic, zhí)

components: 执土

pad · Heisig RSH #1840

执 clench + 土 soil

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 执

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 执 (zhí) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
执 sound component	zhí	to execute; to grasp, to hold; to keep; to sieze, to detain
热	rè	heat, fever, zeal
势	shì	power, force; tendency, attitude
蛰	zhé	to hibernate
贽	zhì	tribute; a gift given to a superior
鸷	zhì	hawk, vulture

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
垫江县	Diàn jiāng Xiàn	Dianjiang, a county in Chongqing 重慶\|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
草垫子	cǎo diàn zi	straw mattress; palliasse
垫脚石	diàn jiǎo shí	stepping stone; fig. person used to advance one's career
月经垫	yuè jīng diàn	sanitary towel; menopad
垫底儿	diàn dǐ r	erhua variant of 墊底\|垫底[dian4 di3]
气垫船	qì diàn chuán	hovercraft
垫子	diàn zi	cushion; mat; pad
垫上	diàn shàng	to pay for sb
气垫	qì diàn	air cushion (as on hovercraft)
垫高	diàn gāo	a support; to raise; to bolster; to jack up
垫底费	diàn dǐ fèi	deductible (the part of an insurance claim paid by the insured); (UK English) excess
垫平	diàn píng	to level (surfaces)
门垫	mén diàn	doormat
垫江	Diàn jiāng	see 墊江縣\|垫江县[Dian4 jiang1 Xian4]
卡垫	kǎ diàn	(Tibetan) rug; mat
草垫	cǎo diàn	straw mattress
垫脚	diàn jiao	litter (animal bedding)
止血垫	zhǐ xuè diàn	dressing; pad to stop bleeding
肉垫	ròu diàn	pad (on animal paw)
垫片	diàn piàn	spacer; shim