Depicts making loud noises with the mouth (口) to add power (力) during manual labor.
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Historical Evolution
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
加 [Jiā]
abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jiānádà]; surname Jia
加 [jiā]
to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
Japanese
noun
- addition
- Canada
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
加 おしや
Oshiya unclassified name
加 か
Ka place name
加 かえ
Kae surname
加 かさき
Kasaki surname
加 かしお
Kashio unclassified name
加 かすみ
Kasumi unclassified name
加 かなだ
Kanada place name
加 かぶ
Kabu unclassified name
加 くわい
Kuwai unclassified name
加 くわえ
Kuwae surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
参加 [cānjiā] #423
to participate
参加 [cānjiā] #423
to participate
增加 [zēngjiā] #2,525
to raise
加油 [jiāyóu] #717
to add oil
加入 [jiārù] #906
to become a member
更加 [gèngjiā] #1,589
more (than sth else)
加强 [jiāqiáng] #5,586
to reinforce
加强 [jiāqiáng] #5,586
to reinforce
加上 [jiāshàng] #1,946
plus
加快 [jiākuài] #6,315
to accelerate
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 参加 [さんか] #1,000
participation
⭐ 加える [くわえる] #1,280
to add
⭐ 加わる [くわわる] #2,429
to be added to
⭐ 追加 [ついか] #2,694
addition
⭐ いい加減 [いいかげん] #3,482
irresponsible
⭐ 加速 [かそく] #3,753
acceleration
⭐ 加減 [かげん] #4,140
degree
手加減 [てかげん] #5,141
measuring by feel
⭐ 付け加える [つけくわえる] #5,743
to add (one thing to another)
⭐ 加工 [かこう] #6,160
manufacturing
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KOREAN WORDS (33)
배가 #1,704
doubling
가세 #3,692
aid; help; assistance; support
추가 #5,881
adding; addition
참가자 #32,506
participant
증가 #33,089
growth; rise
참가 #36,366
participation
가감
addition and subtraction; adjustment
가감승제
addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
가공
processing
가공식품
processed food
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