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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- zeng1
- English meanings
- add, increase, rise, gain
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 土; right 曾.
Meaning & sound clues
土 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “earth”.
曾 is identified as the sound component (céng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 增.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
hate; detest
to give as a present
Example sentences
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- 01
Increase.
- 02
Grow.
- 03
Strengthen.
- 04
Increase.
- 05
Value up.
- 06
Increasingly.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 与日俱增
- 增产
- 增值
- 增加
- 增多
- 增大
- 增强
- 增收
- 增添
- 增进
- 增长