HSK 6
锦上添花
錦上添花
Meaning
- lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect
- gilding the lily
- Traditional
- 錦上添花
- Pinyin
- jǐn shàng tiān huā
Character reference
Components and radical classification
锦
jǐnbrocade, tapestry; embroidered
Primary radical钅 · gold
上
shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
Primary radical一 · one
添
tiānto add, to append, to increase, to replenish
Primary radical氵 · water
花
huāflower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
Primary radical艹 · grass
錦
jǐnbrocade, tapestry; embroidered
Primary radical金 · gold
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
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