减(jiǎn)

HSK 411 strokesTrad. 減

to lower

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Character information

Pinyin
jiǎn
Meaning
to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
減

Origin & structure

Where 减 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰冫咸

In this compound, the meaning comes from 冫 (ice); 咸 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

冫bīng咸xián

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 減: water

How to write 减 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 减

Common words using 减 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiǎn减shǎo少
HSK 4

to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

Open 减少 page →
jiǎn减miǎn免
HSK 7-9

to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)

Open 减免 page →
jiǎn减yā压
HSK 7-9

to reduce pressure

Open 减压 page →
jiǎn减ruò弱
HSK 7-9

to weaken; to diminish

Open 减弱 page →
shān删jiǎn减

to abridge (a text); to edit out (of a movie); to cut back (a budget, a cur…

Open 删减 page →
xuē削jiǎn减

to cut down; to reduce; to lower

Open 削减 page →
zēng增jiǎn减

to add or subtract; to increase or decrease; to go up or go down

Open 增减 page →
tōu偷gōng工jiǎn减liào料

to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)

Open 偷工减料 page →

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