降(jiàng)

HSK 48 strokes
Readingsjiàngxiáng

to drop

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Character information

Pinyin
jiàng / xiáng
Meaning
to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 降 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰阝夅

In this compound, the meaning comes from 阝 (hill); 夅 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

阝fǔ夅jiàng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 降 step by step

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

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Words with 降

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

xià下jiàng降
HSK 4

to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease

Open 下降 page →
jiàng降dī低
HSK 4

to reduce; to lower; to bring down

Open 降低 page →
jiàng降jià价
HSK 4

to cut the price

Open 降价 page →
tóu投xiáng降
HSK 7-9

to surrender

Open 投降 page →
yǐ以jiàng降

since (some point in the past)

Open 以降 page →
sǎn伞jiàng降

to parachute into; parachuting

Open 伞降 page →
bèi备jiàng降

(aviation) to land at an alternate airport

Open 备降 page →
shēng升jiàng降

rising and falling

Open 升降 page →

Related characters

More HSK 4 characters

丈与严临之乎亚企

From 降’s common words

下低价投以伞备升

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