Meaning
to add; plus
Chinese: 增加、加入。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jia” becomes a different word in each tone. 加 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 参加cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join
- 加油jiā yóuto add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate
- 更加gèng jiāmore (than sth else); even more
- 增加zēng jiāto raise; to increase
- 加强jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
Example Sentence
请给我的咖啡加点儿糖。Qǐng gěi wǒ de kā fēi jiā diǎnr táng.Please add some sugar to my coffee.
请qǐngto ask给gěito我wǒI的deof咖啡kā fēi(loanword) coffee加点jiā diǎnto work extra hours儿érchild糖tángsugar。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
力 (strength) plus 口 (mouth): to add force and words on top — ‘to add, increase; plus; to apply’ (增加, 加上, 加油).
A way to remember it
Pile on strength (力) and voice (口) — to add, plus.