加 (jiā): Canada (abbr. for 加拿大), surname Jia, to add
加 (jiā) is a Chinese character meaning “canada (abbr. for 加拿大).” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 力 (structural) and 口 (structural). It ranks #166 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 加 supporting a cause with the strength 力 of one's words 口. Its radical form 力 (power) appears in many related characters such as 动 (dòng, (of sth) to move), 力 (lì, power), 办 (bàn, to take care of (a matter)).
Definitions
- Canada (abbr. for 加拿大)
- surname Jia
- to add
Etymology & Origin
ideographicSupporting a cause with the strength 力 of one's words 口
Decomposition: ⿰力口 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 加
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 参加verb | cān jiā | to participate | 3 |
| 加油verb | jiā yóu | to add oil | 4 |
| 加入verb | jiā rù | to become a member | 4 |
| 更加adverb | gèng jiā | more (than sth else) | 4 |
| 加上conjunction | jiā shàng | plus | 4 |
| 增加verb | zēng jiā | to raise | 4 |
| 加速verb | jiā sù | to accelerate | 5 |
| 加强verb | jiā qiáng | to reinforce | 4 |
| 加油站noun | jiā yóu zhàn | gas station | 4 |
| 加快verb | jiā kuài | to accelerate | 4 |
| 加倍verb/adverb | jiā bèi | to double | 6 |
| 加班verb | jiā bān | to work overtime | 4 |
| 加热verb | jiā rè | to heat | 5 |
| 加工verb | jiā gōng | to process | 5 |
| 加以verb/conjunction | jiā yǐ | (formal) to apply | 6 |
| 添加verb | tiān jiā | to add | 6 |
| 加重verb | jiā zhòng | to make heavier | 6 |
| 加深verb | jiā shēn | to deepen | 5 |
| 加剧verb | jiā jù | to intensify | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加州proper-noun | jiā zhōu | California |
| 加拿大proper-noun | jiā ná dà | Canada |
| 芝加哥proper-noun | zhī jiā gē | Chicago, USA |
| 加里proper-noun | jiā lǐ | potassium (loanword) |
| 加密verb | jiā mì | to encrypt |
| 阿拉斯加 | ā lā sī jiā | Alaska, US state |
| 外加verb | wài jiā | in addition |
| 加大verb | jiā dà | to increase (e.g. one's effort) |
| 加仑measure | jiā lún | (loanword) gallon |
| 加勒比 | jiā lè bǐ | Caribbean |
| 施加verb | shī jiā | to exert (effort or pressure) |
| 牙买加proper-noun | yá mǎi jiā | Jamaica |
| 加冕verb | jiā miǎn | to crown |
| 附加verb | fù jiā | additional |
| 毕加索proper-noun | bì jiā suǒ | Picasso |
加 appears in 113 compound words: 69 as the first character, 26 as the last, and 5 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 加 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (32)
to get worse; to become aggravated; to intensify one's effort to do something wrong
Volga (a river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea)
addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; arithmetic operations
to get worse; to become aggravated; to intensify one's effort to do something wrong
Volga (a river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea)
Showing 12 of 32 idioms containing 加.
Example Sentences
加入这个团队后，我结识了很多志同道合的朋友。
Jiārù zhè gè tuánduì hòu, wǒ jiéshí le hěn duō zhìtóngdàohé de péngyou.
After joining this team, I met many like-minded friends.
8名中国游客在贝加尔湖落水,目前仅1人获救
8 míng zhōng guó yóu kè zài bèi jiā ěr hú luò shuǐ , mù qián jǐn 1 rén huò jiù
Eight Chinese tourists fell into the water in Lake Baikal, and only one has been rescued
...文回顾徐梦桃冬奥会风雪卫冕路:16年间参加5届奥..
. . . wén huí gù xú mèng táo dōng ào huì fēng xuě wèi 冕 lù nián jiān cān jiā jiè ào . .
... Wen review Xu Mengtao winter Olympic wind and snow defense road: 16 years to participate in five o...
加拿大国家电视塔“红装”庆春节
jiā ná dà guó jiā diàn shì tǎ hóng zhuāng qìng chūn jié
Canada's national TV tower celebrates Chinese New Year in red
冬奥会|冰壶男子循环赛:中国队不敌加拿大队
dōng ào huì bīng hú nán zǐ xún huán sài zhōng guó duì bù dí jiā ná dà duì
Winter Olympics | Men's Curling Round Robin: China defeats Canada
莎拉·杜特尔特宣布参加2028年菲律宾总统大选
莎 lā dù tè ěr tè xuān bù cān jiā nián 菲 lǜ bīn zǒng tǒng dà xuǎn
Sara Duterte announces her candidacy for the 2028 Philippine presidential election.
你参加社团活动吗？
Nǐ cānjiā shètuán huódòng ma?
Do you take part in any community activities?
这里附近有没有加油站？
Zhèlǐ fùjìn yǒuméiyǒu jiāyóuzhàn?
Is there a gas station near here?
你们说了要参加会议了吗？
Nǐmen shuō le yào cānjiā huìyì le ma?
Did you say you wanted to participate in the meeting?
他们在加拿大说法语吗？
Tāmen zài Jiānádà shuō Fǎyǔ ma?
Do they speak French in Canada?
Character Family
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