加
to add; (math.) plus; to increase; to augment; (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不[bu4], 大[da4], 稍[shao1] etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良[shao1 jia1 gai3 liang2] "make some minor improvements to (it)")
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #121 U+52A0
How 加 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Supporting a cause with the strength 力 of one's words 口
How to remember it
add · Heisig RSH #749
muscle + 口 mouth
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 加 as their sound component
These characters all use 加 (jiā) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加 sound component | jiā | to add to, to increase, to augment |
| 架 | jià | frame, rack, stand; to prop up |
| 驾 | jià | to drive, to ride, to sail; carriage, cart |
| 嘉 | jiā | excellent; joyful; auspicious |
| 咖 | kā | coffee; used in transliterations |
| 伽 | jiā | temple; used to transliterations |
| 茄 | qié | eggplant |
| 迦 | jiā | used in transliterations |
| 痂 | jiā | scab |
| 枷 | jiā | the stocks, a cangue scaffold |
| 瘸 | qué | lameness; paralysis of the hands or legs |
| 跏 | jiā | to squat, to sit cross-legged |
| 袈 | jiā | Buddhist cassock |
| 笳 | jiā | reed whistle |
Words containing 加
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阿拉斯加大学 | Ā lā sī jiā Dà xué | University of Alaska |
| 马拉加 | Mǎ lā jiā | Málaga, Spain; Malaga city in Iranian East Azerbaijan |
| 特拉法尔加 | Tè lā fǎ ěr jiā | Trafalgar |
| 不加 | bù jiā | without; not; un- |
| 加大 | jiā dà | to increase (e.g. one's effort) |
| 大加 | dà jiā | (before a two-syllable verb) considerably; greatly (exaggerate); vehemently (oppose); seve… |
| 加国 | Jiā guó | Canada |
| 加尔文 | Jiā ěr wén | Calvin (1509-1564), French protestant reformer |
| 加州大学 | Jiā zhōu Dà xué | University of California (abbr. for 加利福尼亞大學|加利福尼亚大学[Jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 Da4 xue2]) |
| 阿拉斯加 | Ā lā sī jiā | Alaska, US state |
| 文不加点 | wén bù jiā diǎn | to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom); to be quick-witted and skilled at writing com… |
| 加拉加斯 | Jiā lā jiā sī | Caracas, capital of Venezuela |
| 有加 | yǒu jiā | extremely (placed after verb or adjective) |
| 加利西亚 | Jiā lì xī yà | Galicia, province and former kingdom of northwest Spain |
| 加利利 | Jiā lì lì | Galilee (in biblical Palestine) |
| 加上 | jiā shàng | to add; plus; in addition; moreover |
| 加德西 | jiā dé xī | Gardasil (HPV vaccine) |
| 加气 | jiā qì | to aerate; to ventilate |
| 加西亚 | Jiā xī yà | Garcia (person name) |
| 加分 | jiā fēn | bonus point; extra credit; to award bonus points; to earn extra points |