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Chinese symbol for “increase”

增强
zēng qiáng
Traditional: 增強
to increase; to strengthen

The closest CC-CEDICT match for increase is 增强 (zēng qiáng), defined as: to increase; to strengthen.

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

增 zēng
to increase; to expand; to augment; to add
radical 32 ⼟ · 15 strokes
强 qiáng
strong, powerful, energetic
radical 57 ⼸ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “increase”

WordPinyinMeaning
增zēng(bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to
加大jiā dàto increase (e.g. one's effort)
增多zēng duōto increase; to grow in number
增加zēng jiāto raise; to increase
增长 (增長)zēng zhǎngto grow; to increase

Related words

Other words that share a character with 增强.

WordPinyinMeaning
增加zēng jiāto raise; to increase
增长 (增長)zēng zhǎngto grow; to increase
新增xīn zēngto add (sth new); newly added; additional
增多zēng duōto increase; to grow in number
增设 (增設)zēng shèto add to existing facilities or services
加强 (加強)jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
强烈 (強烈)qiáng lièstrong; intense

See also: Japanese symbol for “increase”.

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.

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