懂中文 Dong Chinese

垫

diàn

advance money

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 执 represents the sound. Simplified form of 墊.

Components
土 meaning component

土  Meaning component

tǔ

  

earth

执 sound component

执  Sound component

zhí

  

hold in hand

Evolution

垫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
垫 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
垫 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
垫 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
垫 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

垫 (墊) 

diàn

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

Most common words with 垫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

垫

pad

床垫

mattress

垫子

cushion

垫付

to advance funds to sb for later repayment

铺垫

bedcover