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Chinese symbol for “append”

追加
zhuī jiā
to add something extra; an additional increment; addendum; to append

The closest CC-CEDICT match for append is 追加 (zhuī jiā), defined as: to add something extra; an additional increment; addendum; to append; an additional posthumous title.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

追 zhuī
to pursue, to chase after; to expel
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
加 jiā
to add to, to increase, to augment
radical 19 ⼒ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “append”

WordPinyinMeaning
依附yī fùto adhere; to attach oneself to

Related words

Other words that share a character with 追加.

WordPinyinMeaning
追求zhuī qiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after
追踪 (追蹤)zhuī zōngto track; to trace; to follow up; (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media)
追究zhuī jiūto investigate; to look into
追逐zhuī zhúto chase; to pursue vigorously
追溯zhuī sùlit. to go upstream; to trace sth back to
参加 (參加)cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join
增加zēng jiāto raise; to increase
加入jiā rùto become a member; to join

See also: Japanese symbol for “append”.

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.