HSK 3

(zēng): increase, add to, augment

zēng

increase, add to, augment

Pinyin

zēng

HSK Level

Level 3

Characters

1

English Meaning

increase, add to, augment

How to Write (zēng)

is written in 15 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 土 (earth) carries the meaning, and 曾 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

soil, earth
already, formerly, once

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

增加

zēngjiā

增添

zēngtiān

递增

dìzēng

与日俱增

yǔrìjùzēng

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