Character data
Character data
| HSK | 4 |
| Frequency | 857th character |
| Radical | ⼎ (15.9) |
| Strokes | 11 |
| Index # | 2375 |
| TRADITIONAL | 減 |
Definitions
| 减 jiǎn |
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Stroke order
Words containing 减
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to reduce; to decrease; to lower
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to lose weight
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to alleviate; to ease; to lighten
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to slow down; to reduce speed; to take it easy
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to reduce; to lower; to cut down
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to weaken; to fall off
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to lose (weight); to subtract
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to cut prices; to discount; to mark down
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to slow down
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to subtract; minus
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to relax; to reduce pressure
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to reduce penalty
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to reduce; to cut
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to slow down; to retard
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to reduce by half
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to decline; to go down; to ebb
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tax cut
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to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
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to reduce; to decrease; to diminish
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to reduce; to lower
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to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)
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to weaken; to attenuate
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to reduce; to cut down; to lessen
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progressively decreasing; gradually falling
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to abridge (a text); to cut back (a budget, a curriculum)
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