Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "增", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "增", and master the standard way of writing the character "增".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 增
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "增" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
增 [zēng]
1. **Verb**
- Meaning: To increase; to add.
- Examples:
- 增加 (increase)
- 增多 (add more)
- 增添 (add more)
- 增益 (benefit)
- 生增 (a. Same as “增殖”; b. One of the student categories in the ancient imperial examination system)
- 增产 (increase production)
- 增长 (lengthen, grow)
- 增援 (provide reinforcement)
- 增殖 (reproduce)
- 增辉 (add brilliance)
- 增减 (increase and decrease)
- 增删 (add and delete)
- Original Meaning: To increase.
- Character Formation: Phonetic compound. Comes from 土 (earth) and 曾 (zeng). Originally written as “曾.”
- Extended Meanings:
1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] increase; gain; add)
2. Variant of “憎” meaning to detest ([En.] detest)
3. To extend ([En.] extend)
4. To exaggerate ([En.] exaggerate)
2. **Noun**
- Meaning:
1. Name of a mountain ([En.] Zeng mountain). Located on the border of Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi Province.
2. A surname.
3. **Adverb**
- Meaning:
1. High ([En.] high)
2. More ([En.] more)
- Example: 增伤 (become more sad); 增欷 (become even more sorrowful).
Overall, the character "增" encompasses concepts of addition, increase, and magnification in various forms and usages across different contexts.