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Character Decomposition
加=力+口
Etymology
Supporting a cause with the strength 力 of one's words 口
Meanings
Canada (abbr. for 加拿大)
surname Jia
to add
(math.) plus
to increase; to augment
(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)")
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Words with 加 489 total
without · not · un-不加bù jiāto seal up (a door with a paper seal, or a document) · to confer an additional title on a nobleman加封jiā fēngto process · processing · working (of machinery)加工jiā gōngto be promoted · additional government post加官jiā guānto injure加害jiā hài(math.) plus sign (+)加号jiā hàointensive care (in hospital)加护jiā hùto intensify · to speed up · to step up加紧jiā jǐnto intensify加剧jiā jùto feed in · to load (raw material, supplies, fuel etc) · to supply · fortified (with added material)加料jiā liào(loanword) gallon加仑jiā lún(of a nation) to join an alliance; (of an athlete) to join a sports team; (of an entrepreneur) to join a franchise; (of an actor) to join the cast of a movie; (of a recording artist) to sign with a label加盟jiā méngto reinforce · to dispatch troops加派jiā pàito reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance加强jiā qiángGaza (territory adjacent to Israel and Egypt)加沙Jiā shāaddend; summand加数jiā shùto accelerate; to speed up; to expedite加速jiā sùto add; to augment; to increase加添jiā tiānpaying special care · with particular attention加意jiā yìmoreover; in addition to that加之jiā zhīto make heavier · to emphasize · (of an illness etc) to become more serious · to aggravate (a bad situation) · to increase (a burden, punishment etc)加重jiā zhòng(of two or more things) to occur at the same time; to be mingled; to accompany each other交加jiāo jiāprogressively increasing递加dì jiāviolently · flagrantly横加héng jiā
Idioms with 加 48 total Chain
lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming) · to aggravate · to intensify变本加厉biàn běn jiā lì(idiom) stormy with wind and snow; blizzard-like (conditions)风雪交加fēng xuě jiāo jiā(idiom) wild and stormy; windy and wet风雨交加fēng yǔ jiāo jiālit. to take the yellow gown (idiom) · fig. to be made emperor · to take the crown黄袍加身huáng páo jiā shēnto feel remorse and shame (idiom)悔恨交加huǐ hèn jiāo jiāto add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation · to enrage people and make matters worse火上加油huǒ shàng jiā yóu
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