Chinese symbol for “accelerate”
加速
jiā sù
to accelerate; to speed up; to expedite
The closest CC-CEDICT match for accelerate is 加速 (jiā sù), defined as: to accelerate; to speed up; to expedite.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “accelerate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加快 | jiā kuài | to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten |
| 增速 | zēng sù | to speed up; to accelerate; (economics) growth rate |
| 加油 | jiā yóu | to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas |
| 追赶 (追趕) | zhuī gǎn | to pursue; to chase after |
| 加大油门 (加大油門) | jiā dà yóu mén | to accelerate; to step on the gas |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 加速.
| 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 |
| 速度 | sù dù | speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo |
| 快速 | kuài sù | fast; high-speed; rapid |
See also: Japanese symbol for “accelerate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.