Memory phrase for the character: 增

增

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Meaning

to increase, to expand, to add

Pronunciation

zēng

Explanation

Left: earth 土, right: formerly 曾/曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 as under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)

Mnemonic

(Now we have soil erosion. But:) The earth formerly: increased.

Radicals

土	earth, ground	Pay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.
曾	former, previously	The mnemonics understand the middle of this radical 曾/曽 as a variation of 'field 田'.

Vocabulary

增大	zēng dà	to enlarge; to amplify; to magnify
与日俱增	yǔ rì jù zēng	to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day
增添	zēng tiān	to add; to increase
增进	zēng jìn	promote; enhance; to further; to advance (a cause etc)
增强	zēng qiáng	to increase; to strengthen
增加	zēng jiā	to raise; to increase
增产	zēng chǎn	increase production
增高	zēng gāo	to heighten; to raise; to increase; to rise
增长	zēng zhǎng	to grow; to increase
增多	zēng duō	to increase; to grow in number
增删	zēng shān	add and delete
增删	zēng shān

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