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The character 添 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic radical 氵(water) indicating its meaning and the phonetic component 忝 suggesting its pronunciation. It originally referred to adding water or liquid to something. This meaning later broadened to include adding or increasing anything, whether a physical object or an abstract quantity. Thus, it now describes augmentation in general, extending far beyond its initial aquatic sense.
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请给我添点水。
他添了一件新衣服。
妈妈在汤里添了盐。
这个软件需要添加新功能。
他的回答为故事增添了趣味。
公司计划添置一批办公设备。
不要给别人添不必要的麻烦。
随着人口增长，城市需要增添更多公共服务。