加
to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) / Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]) / surname Jia
加
=
力
+
口
:
Mnemonic symbol from 加油 (jia1 you2): cheerleaders' pom poms.
Joan of Arc (ji) works on her cheer-leading skills in front of the ashram (a1). For the grande finale of her performance she prepared special effects: at the very end of her performance she hits a power button (力) on the floor with her foot, which starts mandarins (口) shooting from her pom poms (加).
Joan of Arc (ji) works on her cheer-leading skills in front of the ashram (a1). For the grande finale of her performance she prepared special effects: at the very end of her performance she hits a power button (力) on the floor with her foot, which starts mandarins (口) shooting from her pom poms (加).
加 character breakdown
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously
力
=
㇆
+
丿
:
Mnemonic symbol: a power button.
Li Qingzhao (li) just had a shower in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and wants to use the hair dryer, but there's no plug, just the bare end of the cable! She uses all her power to build an electricity plug, and for the two pins she uses a plough (㇆) and a banana (丿). Finally she hits a big power button (力) to turn the power on.
Li Qingzhao (li) just had a shower in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and wants to use the hair dryer, but there's no plug, just the bare end of the cable! She uses all her power to build an electricity plug, and for the two pins she uses a plough (㇆) and a banana (丿). Finally she hits a big power button (力) to turn the power on.
