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IDENTITY

jiāto add; to increase

HSK 2Top 100

CORE MEANING

to add; to increase

Part of speech
verb
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.to addHSK2

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
strength radical (lì)
strokes
5
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰力口
    • effort
    • calling for more

USAGE

Common words

参加cānjiāto participate
增加zēngjiāto increase
加班jiābānto work overtime

Graded examples

  • 我想参加篮球比赛。Wǒ xiǎng cānjiā lánqiú bǐsài.HSK2

    I want to join the basketball match.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Effort (力) called for by the mouth (口) — adding more.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#100
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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