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加

jiā

HSK 3 Character

What 加 means

1. to add
2. mathplus
3. to increase; to augment
4. (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like {不|bù}, {大|dà}, {稍|shāo} etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in {稍加改良|shāo jiā gǎi liáng} "make some minor improvements to (it)")

Other readings

加 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• JiāCanada (abbr. for {加拿大|Jiā ná dà}); surname Jia

Example sentences

• 加油！
  Jiāyóu!
  Go!
• 加肉。
  Add meat.
• 加上！
  Add!
• 加胡椒！
  Add pepper!
• 叁加吧！
  Enlist!
• 他参加辩论
  Tā cānjiā biànlùn
  He participated in the debate.

Words starting with 加

• 加入jiā rùto become a member; to join; to mix into
• 加班jiā bānto work overtime
• 加油站jiā yóu zhàngas station
• 加上jiā shàngplus; to put in; to add
• 加工jiā gōngto process; processing; working (of machinery)
• 加剧jiā jùto intensify
• 加强jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
• 加拿大Jiā ná dàCanada
• 加以jiā yǐ(formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth)…
• 加快jiā kuàito accelerate; to speed up; to hasten
• 加大jiā dàto increase (e.g. one's effort)
• 加油jiā yóuto add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas…
• 加速jiā sùto accelerate; to speed up; to expedite
• 加盟jiā méng(of a nation) to join an alliance; (of an athlete) to join a sports team…
• 加重jiā zhòngto make heavier; to emphasize; (of an illness etc) to become more serious
• 加深jiā shēnto deepen
• 加之jiā zhīmoreover; in addition to that
• 加州Jiā zhōuCalifornia
• 加倍jiā bèito double; to redouble
• 加紧jiā jǐnto intensify; to speed up; to step up
• 加点jiā diǎnto work extra hours; to do overtime
• 加密jiā mìto encrypt; encryption; to protect with a password
• 加息jiā xī(finance) to raise interest rates
• 加热jiā rèto heat

Words containing 加

• 参加cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join
• 增加zēng jiāto raise; to increase
• 更加gèng jiāmore (than sth else); even more
• 施加shī jiāto exert (effort or pressure)
• 雪上加霜xuě shàng jiā shuāng(idiom) to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury
• 新加坡Xīn jiā pōSingapore
• 添加tiān jiāto add; to increase
• 附加fù jiāadditional; annex
• 外加wài jiāin addition; extra
• 芝加哥Zhī jiā gēChicago, USA
• 毕加索Bì jiā suǒPicasso
• 有加yǒu jiāextremely (placed after verb or adjective)
• 强加qiáng jiāto impose; to force upon
• 愈加yù jiāall the more; even more; further
• 参加者cān jiā zhěparticipant
• 追加zhuī jiāto add something extra; an additional increment; addendum
• 里加Lǐ jiāRiga, capital of Latvia
• 斯图加特Sī tú jiā tèStuttgart, city in southwest Germany and capital of Baden-Württemberg 巴登－巴登－符腾堡州
• 拉斯维加斯Lā sī Wéi jiā sīLas Vegas, Nevada
• 附加费fù jiā fèisurcharge
• 保加利亚Bǎo jiā lì yàBulgaria
• 相加xiāng jiāto add up (numbers); (fig.) to put together (several things of the same type, e.g. skills)
• 后加hòu jiāpostposition (grammar)
• 麦加Mài jiāMecca, Saudi Arabia

Characters built on 口

These share the phonetic component 口 (kǒu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 吓xiàto frighten; to scare
• 嗲diǎcoy; childish

Characters that look like 加

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 她tāshe
• 妇fùwoman
• 扣kòuto fasten; to button; button
• 扫sǎoto sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of…
• 驰chíto run fast; to speed; to gallop

Sounds the same

Read jiā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 家used in 家伙
• 夹to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich
• 嘉excellent; auspicious; to praise
• 佳beautiful; fine; good
• 迦(phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)
• 镓gallium (chemistry)
• 伽traditionally used as phonetic for "ga"
• 枷cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)
• 珈gamma; jewelry
• 茄phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夹
• 痂scab
• 耞flail (for threshing grain); old variant of 枷