增

zēng

z+ēng·1st tone

(bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to

Radical: 土 Strokes: 15 HSK 5

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Most common

Same radical

地土城坐场堂圣基塞墨在塔

Same radical

地土城坐场堂圣基塞墨在塔壁垂境

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Character Decomposition

增=土+曾

Etymology

earth

Meanings

(bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to

zēng

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Words with 增 133 total

to double · to redouble · to increase many times over · to multiply by a factor · multiplication倍增bèi zēng to increase by degrees · in increasing order · incremental · progressive递增dì zēng to augment · to supplement · to add增补zēng bǔ to increase production增产zēng chǎn to grow; to increase增长zēng zhǎng to enlarge · to amplify · to magnify增大zēng dà to revise and enlarge (a book) · to augment a purchase order增订zēng dìng to increase · to grow in number增多zēng duō to reinforce defenses增防zēng fáng growth rate · amplification增幅zēng fú to heighten · to raise · to increase · to rise增高zēng gāo to add luster · to add glory增光zēng guāng

Idioms with 增 13 total Chain

(self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiom)马齿徒增mǎ chǐ tú zēng constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions有增无已yǒu zēng wú yǐ to increase steadily · to grow with each passing day与日俱增yǔ rì jù zēng

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