加值

to recharge (money onto a card) (Tw)

Characters and words in 加值

jia̅ = ji + a1

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).

值

zhí = zh + Ø2

value / (to be) worth / to happen to / to be on duty

值 = 亻 + 直 : James II of England (zh) joined the straight edge (直) scene, and he decided that everyone else should too. Just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) he tells any visitor that it's not just worth a try (值), but that anyone who isn't straight edge is not worth (值) entering. Even Rosa Luxemburg (亻) has to get two crosses tattooed on her hands before James II of England thinks she's worth (值) to enter.