增加 zēngjiā

HSK level

Traditional form

增加 zēngjiā

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

增 zēng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 土 Tǔ represents the meaning and 曾 Zēng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

曾 Zēng

Semantic compound

土 Tǔ

Positional decomposition

⿰土曾

Number of Strokes

加 Jiā

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts making noises with the mouth (口 kǒu ) while exerting strength (力 Lì ). Based on the original meaning "exert strength". The meaning later shifted to "raise; increase; add"

Positional decomposition

⿰力口

Number of Strokes

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相反 xiāngfǎn , 如果 rúguǒ 飞机 fēijī 向 Xiàng 东 Dōng 飞行 fēi xíng ,这 zhè 北向瞄准 miáozhǔn 的 de 效果 xiàoguǒ 好象 hǎo xiàng 会 huì 增加 zēngjiā .

Conversely, on an airplane going east the north - seeking effect might be expected to increase.

这种 zhè zhǒng 情形 qíngxing 导致 dǎozhì 了 le 原 yuán 东西 dōngxī 德 Dé 双方 shuāngfāng 间 jiān 的 de 埋怨 mányuàn 和 hé 不满 bù mǎn 逐渐 zhújiàn 增加 zēngjiā .

The situation is causing simmering resentment in both halves of Germany.

图 tú 书 Shū 馆 guǎn 有 yǒu 几 jī 本 běn 新 Xīn 增加 zēngjiā 的 de 书 Shū .

There are several new accessions to the library.

本 běn 年度 niándù 销售量增加 zēngjiā .

Sales are up this year.

钢 gāng 产量 chǎn liàng 增加 zēngjiā 了 le 百分之五.

Output of steel has increased by 5 per cent.

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 增加 zēngjiā and their own compounds.

增 zēng

曾 Zēng

八 bā , 田 Tián , 曰 yuē

土 Tǔ

加 Jiā

力 Lì , 口 kǒu

See all 25 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 增加 zēngjiā in their composition.

增 zēng

加 Jiā

茄 jiā

嘉 Jiā

架 jià , 咖 kā , 驾 Jià , 贺 Hè , 伽 jiā , 迦 jiā , 珈 jiā , 枷 jiā , 痂 jiā , 袈 jiā , 笳 jiā , 乫 xx , 哿 gě , 耞 jiā , 跏 jiā , 嗧, 妿, 拁, 毠, 泇, 賀 hè , 鉫, 駕 jià , 鴐