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[1] plus; [v] add (to) [2] [v] increase; augment [3] [v] append Stroke count: 5
Level: 2
Radical: 力 (#19)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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加工
gaa1 gung1 = to process
加油
gaa1 jau4*2 = to refuel; a phrase used to encourage
加入
gaa1 jap6 = to add in
再加上
zoi3 gaa1 soeng5 = [1] superadd, to add over and above, [2] to annex
加細碼
gaa1 sai3 maa5 = extra small size (XS)
加大碼
gaa1 daai6 maa5 = extra large size (XL)
加倫
gaa1 leon4*2 = gallon (loanword)
參加
caam1 gaa1 = to take part; to join; to participate; to attend
加加埋埋
gaa1 gaa1 maai4 maai4 = in total; altogether 粵
加埋
gaa1 maai4 = to add together 粵See all 193 compounds (CantoDict reports 211 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 12 examples containing 加
點解一加一等於「王」？ 粵
why does one plus one equal '王'? [This is a well known riddle, the character 王 being composed of two 一 characters at the top and bottom with a + in the middle!]
近排我一直都捱夜加班 粵
Recently I've been staying up late, doing overtime non-stop. [Lit. recently I always also stay-up-late do-overtime.]
園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。 國
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also, and treating him reproachfully, sent him away empty. (Luke 20:11)
我以後一定會加倍小心
I will certainly be much more careful in the future. [加倍小心 literally means "add on double amount of carefulness", which implies "(be)much more careful"] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/828/]加[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/828/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">加</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 加
Unicode code for this character: U+52A0 (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/828/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">加</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 加
Unicode code for this character: U+52A0 (off-site link)
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