加 (Jiā) — Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4])

What does 加 mean?

加 (Jiā) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4])

2surname Jia

3to add

4(math.) plus

5to increase; to augment

6(used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不[bu4], 大[da4], 稍[shao1] etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良[shao1 jia1 gai3 liang2] "make some minor improvements to (it)")

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加JiāCanada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]) · surname Jia

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More linked vocabulary

加油jiāyóucome on 加上jiā shàngto add; plus 加之jiā zhīmoreover; in addition to that 加以jiā yǐ(formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以說明|加以说明[jia1 yi3 shuo1 ming2]); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc)加仑jiā lún(loanword) gallon 加俸jiā fèngto raise one's pay 加仓jiā cāng(finance) to increase one's position 加倍jiā bèito double 加值jiā zhíto recharge (money onto a card) (Tw)加价jiā jiàto increase a price 加入jiā rùto become a member 加冕jiā miǎnto crown

Same pinyin

㹢jiāused in 㺢㹢狓[huo4 jia1 pi2]䛟jiávariant of 唊[jia2]伽jiātraditionally used as phonetic for "ga"佳Jiāsurname Jia 佳jiābeautiful 假jiǎfake 假jiàvacation 家jiāused in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]