1. 增

增

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  • 446th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 69 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
增→
土曾
2Radical
增→
土earth丷eight/divide口mouth丨line丷eight/divide日sun/day
3Graphical
增→
一丨一丷口丨丷口一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zēng (zeng1)to increase • to expand • to add

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 增 zēng (zeng1)The component 曾 is pronounced as 'céng' (ceng2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 增 zēng (zeng1)The component 曾 is pronounced as 'zēng' (zeng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

增加 

Uncommon

增多 
增强 (增強)
增添 
增速 
增进 (增進)
增长 (增長)
增高 

RareShow 61

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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