lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom); fig. to do one's bit to help
trad. 添磚加瓦
Also written 添磚加瓦【tiān zhuān jiā wǎ】
Characters in this word
4添
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to add; to increase; to replenish
- Pinyin
- tiān
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 11922 of 2500
砖
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variant of 甎|砖[zhuan1]
- Pinyin
- zhuān
- Traditional
- 塼
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 21874 of 2500
加
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Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]), surname Jia
- Pinyin
- Jiā
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 1517 of 2500
瓦
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roof tile, abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]
- Pinyin
- wǎ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 5429 of 2500