减

jiǎn

j+iǎn·3rd tone

to lower · to decrease

Radical: 冫 Strokes: 11 HSK 4

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

冲冰冷决准凝凉凌冬冻凄冶

Same radical

冲冰冷决准凝凉凌冬冻凄冶凑况净

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Character Decomposition

减=冫+咸

Etymology

ice

Meanings

to lower

to decrease

to reduce

to subtract

to diminish

jiǎn

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Words with 减 170 total

progressively decreasing · gradually falling · in descending order递减dì jiǎn to deduct扣减kòu jiǎn to reduce by half减半jiǎn bàn to produce less · to reduce output · lower yield减产jiǎn chǎn subtraction减法jiǎn fǎ to cut prices · to discount · to mark down · price cutting减价jiǎn jià

Idioms with 减 15 total Chain

(idiom) addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic加减乘除jiā jiǎn chéng chú to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom) · jerry-building · sloppy work偷工减料tōu gōng jiǎn liào

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