增 (zang1 | zeng1) : increase, gain, add

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增

zang1

zeng1

increase; gain; add; augment; enlarge

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: 土 (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

增

Don't confuse with:
憎

This word has been viewed 7753 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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增加 zang1 gaa1 zeng1 jia1 = to increase; to add

增光 zang1 gwong1 zeng1 guang1 = bring glory, credit or honor to; add luster or glory to

增強 zang1 koeng4 zeng1 qiang2 = to strengthen; to increase

增援 zang1 wun4/jyun4 zeng1 yuan2 = to reinforce

增添 zang1 tim1 zeng1 tian1 = to increase; to add to

增產 zang1 caan2 zeng1 chan3 = to increase production

增設 zang1 cit3 zeng1 she4 = to add something new

增進 zang1 zeon3 zeng1 jin4 = to promote; to enhance

增長 zang1 zoeng2 zeng1 zhang3 = to grow; to increase

遞增 dai6 zang1 di4 zeng1 = steadily increase
See all 34 compounds (CantoDict reports 35 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 增
Unicode code for this character: U+589e (off-site link)

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