减
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to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 冫 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 减
- Common rank
- #928
- Unicode
- U+51CF
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
reduce · Heisig RSH #433
ice + 盐 salt
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 减
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不减当年 | (of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit; to be as (good, vigorous… | |
| 减压时间表 | decompression schedule (diving); also called 減壓程序|减压程序[jian3 ya1 cheng2 xu4] | |
| 加减号 | plus-minus sign (±); plus and minus signs (+ and -) | |
| 减小 | to reduce; to decrease; to diminish | |
| 减数分裂 | (biology) meiosis | |
| 减压病 | decompression sickness; the bends; also 減壓症|减压症[jian3 ya1 zheng4] | |
| 减分 | to deduct points; to lose points | |
| 减法 | subtraction | |
| 平减 | to deflate; to decrease (number, esp. price) | |
| 减数 | (math.) subtrahend | |
| 有增无减 | to increase without letup; to get worse and worse (idiom) | |
| 减重 | to lose weight | |
| 减色 | to fade; (fig.) to lose luster; (of an event etc) to be spoiled; (coinage) to become debas… | |
| 减速器 | moderator; reducer (mechanical gearbox) | |
| 减压表 | decompression table | |
| 发热伴血小板减少综合征 | severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) | |
| 减员 | to reduce the number of personnel; to experience a reduction in the number of personnel | |
| 减压症 | decompression sickness; the bends; also 減壓病|减压病[jian3 ya1 bing4] | |
| 减号 | minus sign - (math.) | |
| 减速带 | speed bump |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 咸 — compare how they read.