加 (jiā) — Chinese Character

加

jiā

to add; plus; to increase; to put in; to append; (math) addition

Radical: 力 HSK 2 v, b ideographic

Components & Etymology

加 decomposes into the following components:

力口

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 加.

不加

bù jiā

without

东加

dōng jiā

严加

yán jiā

to increase vigilance

五加

wǔ jiā

交加

jiāo jiā

to occur at the same time (of two things)

偷加

tōu jiā

加上

jiā shàng

plus

加之

jiā zhī

moreover

加仑

jiā lún

gallon

加仓

jiā cāng

加以

jiā yǐ

in addition

加价

jiā jià

to increase price

Characters that share the radical 力.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.