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增 (zēng): To increase — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1. Animated Stroke Order 增

Watch each stroke animate in order, then practice the same sequence by hand.

74 learners have practiced this character

How to write 增 — animated stroke order

74 learners have practiced this character

2. Stroke Order Diagrams 增

增 stroke order diagram

3. Character Breakdown

Left-Right
增=曾once, already+土earth, soil

Earth (土) is added to (曾) raise its height — to increase or augment.

4. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 增

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增 handwriting practice sheet - portrait
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5. HSK Vocabulary: 增

HSK words that contain this character.

zēng jiā

增加

to increase; add; raise

HSK 4

6. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 增 is used in context

jīn今
nián年
jīng经
jì济
shí实
xiàn现
le了

Information

Traditional增
Radical土
Strokes15
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#771
Zhuyinㄗㄥ
UnicodeU+589E
CangjieGTHG

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wěn
稳
dìng定
zēng增
zhǎng长
。

The economy achieved stable growth this year

Gōng公
sī司
jīn今
nián年
de的
lì利
rùn润
zēng增
le了
bǎi百
fēn分
zhī之
shí十
。

The company's profit increased by ten percent this year.

gōng公
sī司
jì计
huà划
zēng增
jiā加
yuán员
gōng工
shù数
liàng量
。

The company plans to increase the number of employees

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zēng增
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yì意
shí识
。

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