降

jiàng · xiáng

to drop · to fall

Radical: 阝 Strokes: 8 HSK 4

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

阳阿阴隐陈陵都院部附险邪

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

Meanings2 pronunciations

jiàng

to drop

to fall

to come down

to descend

xiáng

to surrender; to capitulate

to subdue; to conquer; to tame

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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 Chain

(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 lit. disaster falls from heaven (idiom) · fig. to be struck by an unexpected calamity; a sudden misfortune祸从天降huò cóng tiān jiàng fall back on something inferior to what one originally wanted · set one's aim lower than usual, look for (person, thing) without insisting on the best · accept a second best降格以求jiàng gé yǐ qiú to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)降龙伏虎xiáng lóng fú hǔ