加
Jia1
#166 most
frequent character
Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1na2da4])
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
加 shows a plow 力 and a mouth 口, so it first meant 'to slander, to exaggerate'. 口 also acts as a sound part, though the link is not clear today. The meaning grew to 'to add to, augment' and 'plus'.
Drawn as: plow and mouth
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