加 — Chinese character
加
jiā
to add to, to increase, to augment
- Pinyin
- jiā
- Radical
- 19 ⼒ (Power)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 力 口
- Formation
- ideographic — Supporting a cause with the strength 力 of one's words 口
- Japanese
- 加 as a kanji
Common words with 加
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参加 (參加) | cān jiā | to participate; to take part; to join |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise; to increase |
| 加入 | jiā rù | to become a member; to join |
| 加强 (加強) | jiā qiáng | to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance |
| 更加 | gèng jiā | more (than sth else); even more |
| 加上 | jiā shàng | to add; plus; in addition; moreover |
| 加速 | jiā sù | to accelerate; to speed up; to expedite |
| 加油 | jiā yóu | to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas |
| 加工 | jiā gōng | to process; processing |
| 加以 | jiā yǐ | (formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, |
| 加快 | jiā kuài | to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten |
| 添加 | tiān jiā | to add; to increase |
English words written with 加
加 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 8 · Art of War 3 · Mencius 10 · Zhuangzi 17
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 62
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 69
- Analects 4.6
- Analects 5.11
- Analects 7.16
- Analects 10.13
- Analects 11.25
- Analects 13.9
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