增
zēng
#446 most
frequent character
increase, gain, add, expand
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
增 joins 土 dirt with 曾 zēng, which supplies both sound and sense. 曾 meant adding a story to a building, so the first sense was multiple or one after another. From layering came the sense to increase.
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Example Sentences
我想增加我的中文词汇。
wǒxiǎng zēngjiā wǒde zhōngwén cíhuì 。
I want to increase my Chinese vocabulary.
他最近增加了不少体重。
tā zuìjìn zēngjiā le bùshǎo tǐzhòng 。
He has gained quite a bit of weight recently.
我们可以通过广告来增加销售。
wǒmen kěyǐ tōngguò guǎnggào lái zēngjiā xiāoshòu 。
We can increase sales through advertising.
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