填充

• Pinyin: tián chōng
• Hanzi breakdown: 填 = 土 + 真 — to fill; 充 = 亠 + 儿 + 一 — to fill, sufficient

Meaning

To fill; to stuff; to pad.

Used for physically filling or stuffing something with material. Common in manufacturing (填充物), cooking, dentistry (填充牙齿), and digital contexts (填充颜色). More physical/concrete than 填补.

Examples

1. 这个枕头是用记忆棉填充的，睡起来特别舒服。 This pillow is filled with memory foam — it's incredibly comfortable to sleep on.
2. 设计师用渐变色填充背景，让整个画面更有层次感。 The designer filled the background with gradient colors, giving the whole image more depth.
3. 医生给我的蛀牙做了填充，现在吃东西不疼了。 The dentist filled my cavity, and now it doesn't hurt when I eat.

Usage Guide

Context: manufacturing, design, medical

Tone: technical

Do Say

• 填充颜色。(Fill with color.)
• 填充材料。(Filling material.)

Don't Say

• 用'填充'描述抽象概念 (For abstract gaps, use 填补 instead of 填充, which is more physical)

Origin & History

填 means to fill, 充 means to fill or stuff — to fill up completely.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal