Chinese symbol for “add”
The closest CC-CEDICT match for add is 加 (jiā), defined as: to add; (math.) plus; to increase; to augment; (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不 (bù), 大 (dà), 稍 (shāo) etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良 (shāo jiā gǎi liáng) "make some minor improvements to (it)").
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “add”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加上 | jiā shàng | to add; plus; in addition; moreover |
| 添加 | tiān jiā | to add; to increase |
| 附 | fù | to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached |
| 新增 | xīn zēng | to add (sth new); newly added; additional |
| 增添 | zēng tiān | to add; to increase |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “add”.
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.