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加强

jiāqiáng

to strengthen

A person wrapping a pole
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Characters in this word

加 jiā

Strokes
5
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
力 strength, power 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

强 qiáng

Strokes
12
Radical
弓 — bow
Made of
弓 bow 虽 although, even though
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 加强学习。 Jiāqiáng xuéxí. Study a bit harder.
  • 我们加强合作。 Wǒmen jiāqiáng hézuò. We strengthen our cooperation.
  • 请加强管理。 Qǐng jiāqiáng guǎnlǐ. Please strengthen management.

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