降

jiàng · xiáng · xiàng

to drop · to fall

Radical: 阝 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

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Same radical

阳阿阴隐陈陵都院部附险邪郁随郎

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Character Decomposition

降=阝+夅

Etymology

hill

Meanings

to drop

to fall

to come down

to descend

jiàng

to surrender; to capitulate

to subdue; to conquer; to tame

xiáng

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Words with 降 327 total

to demote (to a lower rank)降职jiàng zhí to send down blessings from heaven降祉jiàng zhǐ to go down by degrees · progressively decreasing递降dì jiàng

Idioms with 降 27 total

(idiom) to fall from the sky · (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly; to drop into one's lap从天而降cóng tiān ér jiàng to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)降龙伏虎xiáng lóng fú hǔ