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增

zēng

to increase

A person adding a block
Memory picture

Character

增 zēng

Strokes
15
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
土 soil, earth 曾 already, formerly, once
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 人数增加了。 Rénshù zēngjiā le. The number of people increased.
  • 收入增加了。 Shōurù zēngjiā le. Income increased.
  • 我想增重。 Wǒ xiǎng zēngzhòng. I want to gain weight.

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