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HSK 2verb

加

Jiā

加 (Jiā) means “Canada (abbr. for 大); surname Jia”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

一加一等于二。

Yī jiā yī děngyú èr.

One plus one equals two.

Words containing 加

参加cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join加班jiā bānto work overtime加油站jiā yóu zhàngas station增加zēng jiāto raise; to increase加工jiā gōngto process; processing; working (of machinery)加剧jiā jùto intensify加入jiā rùto become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in加油jiā yóuto add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on更加gèng jiāmore (than sth else); even more施加shī jiāto exert (effort or pressure)加上jiā shàngplus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that雪上加霜xuě shàng jiā shuāng(idiom) to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury

More HSK 2 vocabulary

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白báisurname Bai百bǎisurname Bai帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint比bǐBelgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时别biésurname Bie宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel长chánglength; long; forever; always; constantly唱歌chàng gēto sing a song出chūto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc穿chuānto wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time

Frequently asked questions

What does 加 mean?
加 (Jiā) means “Canada (abbr. for 大); surname Jia”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 加 pronounced?
加 is pronounced “Jiā” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 加?
加 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 加?
Follow the stroke-order animation above; 加 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18