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jiā

to add to, to increase, to augment

💡 Ideographic: Supporting a cause with the strength 力 of one's words 口
HSK 3 5 strokes Very Common (2%)

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⿰力口 i

Stroke Order

1 2 3 4 5

Component Tree i

strength, power; capability, influence
💡 Ideographic: A plow's head representing strength
2 strokes HSK 3
kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
📷 Pictographic: An open mouth
3 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 加 (373)

cānjiā
参加
HSK 3
to participate / to take part / to join
zēngjiā
增加
HSK 4
to raise / to increase
jiābān
加班
HSK 4
to work overtime
jiāyóuzhàn
加油站
HSK 4
gas station
shījiā
施加
HSK 6
to exert (effort or pressure)
jiāgōng
加工
HSK 6
to process / processing / working (of machinery)
jiājù
加剧
HSK 6
to intensify / to sharpen / to accelerate / to aggravate / to exacerbate / to embitter
xuěshàngjiāshuāng
雪上加霜
HSK 6
to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another / to make things worse in a bad situation
jiā
to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as [[不]], [[大]], [[稍]] etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
Jiā
abbr. for Canada [[加拿大<Jiānádà>]]
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