加
Meaning
- to add
- (math.) plus
- to increase; to augment
Example sentence
加点牛奶。
Add a little milk.
The character 加
加 is 力, strength, beside 口: adding. Plus in arithmetic — 二加二 — and adding anything else: 参加 to join in, 增加 to raise, 加班 to work extra hours, and 加油, literally add oil, meaning keep going.
Words containing 加
- 参加 cān jiā to participate
- 加油 jiā yóu to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel
- 更加 gèng jiā more (than sth else)
- 加工 jiā gōng to process
- 加快 jiā kuài to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten
- 加强 jiā qiáng to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
- 增加 zēng jiā to raise; to increase
- 加班 jiā bān to work overtime
- 加入 jiā rù to become a member
- 加油站 jiā yóu zhàn gas station