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加
jiā
1. to add
2. plus
3. (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)
4. to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
5. to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

加
jiā
to add to, to increase, to augment
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

不加
bùjiā
without
五加
wǔjiā
Acanthopanax gracilistylus
交加
jiāojiā
to occur at the same time (of two things)
加上
jiāshàng
plus
加之
jiāzhī
moreover
加以
jiāyǐ
in addition
加俸
jiāfèng
to raise one's pay
加倍
jiābèi
to double
加值
jiāzhí
to recharge (money onto a card) (Tw)
加急
jiājí
to become more urgent
加价
jiājià
to increase price
加入
jiārù
to become a member
加冕
jiāmiǎn
to crown
加冠
jiāguān
(in former times) coming-of-age ceremony at 20 years
加冰
jiābīng
on the rocks (a drink)
加剧
jiājù
to intensify
HSK 6
加劲
jiājìn
to increase efforts
加哩
jiālǐ
curry (loanword)
加固
jiāgù
to reinforce (a structure)
加国
Jiāguó
Canada

Alternate Entries

加
Jiā
abbr. for Canada [[加拿大<Jiānádà>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
165
Word Frequency Rank
303 of 84,292

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