加 jiā to add(math.) plusto increase; to augment(used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不 bù, 大 dà, 稍 shāo etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良 shāo jiā gǎi liáng "make some minor improvements to (it)")Canada (abbr. for 加拿大 Jiā ná dà)surname Jia