加jiā

加

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Simplified Chinese

The character 加 (jiā, "to add") remains unchanged between simplified and traditional forms. Its left component 力 depicts strength or effort, while the right side 口 represents a mouth — together suggesting the act of adding voice or force to something. As a component, it appears in words like 架 (jià, to set up), 假 (jiǎ, false), and 茄 (qié, eggplant).

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Shuowen

加. It is formed by adding a mouth (口) to the pictograph of a plow (力), indicating speech that adds to labor. The original meaning is 'to add, to increase', suggesting the act of augmenting something. The combination of mouth and plow shows that speaking about farming or adding a plow to a field increases productivity, so the character was shaped to convey addition.

Pinyin

jiā· HSK 2

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