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(jiā) - to add, to increase, plus in Mandarin

jiā

Traditional: 加

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Translation

to add, to increase, plus

Word origin

A character combining 力 (lì, strength) and 口 (kǒu, mouth), traditionally explained as adding words with force, hence to add or increase. It serves as the arithmetic plus.

Origin
compound
Root
力 (lì, strength) + 口 (kǒu, mouth)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 加

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Examples

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Two plus three equals five.

盐yán。

Please add a little salt.

。

We need to add a few more people.

。

Add a cup of coffee for me.

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My wages went up a little.

加 (jiā) means to add, to increase or plus. It is used in arithmetic and for putting more of something in.

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Appears in 5 words

Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 加.

参加cān jiāto participate in, to attend, to join加油jiā yóucome on, keep it up; to refuel加入jiā rùjoin, become a member of更加gèng jiāeven more, all the more, still more加上jiā shàngto add, to add on, plus, in addition to

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This word is part of lesson 27.