Chinese Character 加 Meanings and components.

Form

加

Meaning

加 meaning[3] in English

Abbr. For Canada 加拿大[Jia1 Na2 Da4].

Surname Jia.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 加 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Li (力) , and mouth (口)

Its radical[1] is: 力 (li4) which means: Surname Li, .力li4surname Li

In cangjie it is written with KSR

How to write 加

To write加jia1abbr. for … you should write a combination of 力li4surname Li , 口kou3mouth arranged in a 吅 shape:

力 + 口 = 加

加 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 加 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 加, looks as follow:

加
Pinyin:jia1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For Canada 加拿大[Jia1 Na2 Da4] . Surname Jia
力
Pinyin:li4
Meaning[3]: Surname Li
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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