锦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā icing on the cake

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Traditional: 錦上添花

Stroke order

锦上添花 is written in 34 strokes across 4 characters.

锦上添花 — the Chinese character for icing on the cake (jǐnshàngtiānhuā), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 锦上添花 — icing on the cake

锦 — 13 strokes
上 — 3 strokes
添 — 11 strokes
花 — 7 strokes

Senses

(lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom)
(fig.) to make sth good even better; to add an extra (often nonessential) benefit or embellishment

Characters in 锦上添花

锦 jǐn — brocade; embroidered work; bright
上 shàng — (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up
添 tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish
花 huā — flower; blossom; fancy pattern

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

锦上添花 is pronounced jǐnshàngtiānhuā and means “icing on the cake”.

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