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增
zēng
1. to increase
2. to expand
3. to add
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 15 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

增
zēng
to increase; to expand; to augment; to add
HSK 4 15 丶

Compound Words (20)

倍增
bèizēng
to double
剧增
jùzēng
dramatic increase
增值
zēngzhí
to appreciate (financially)
增光
zēngguāng
to add luster
增兵
zēngbīng
to reinforce
增刊
zēngkān
additional publication
增删
zēngshān
add and delete
增加
zēngjiā
to raise
HSK 4
增城
Zēngchéng
Zengcheng county level city in Guangzhou [[廣州|广州<Guǎngzhōu>]], Guangdong
增压
zēngyā
to pressurize
增多
zēngduō
to increase
增大
zēngdà
to enlarge
增幅
zēngfú
growth rate
增年
zēngnián
to lengthen life
增广
zēngguǎng
to widen
增强
zēngqiáng
to increase
增援
zēngyuán
to reinforce
增殖
zēngzhí
growth
增添
zēngtiān
to add
HSK 6
增减
zēngjiǎn
to add or subtract

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
445
Word Frequency Rank
3,322 of 84,292

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