jiǎn

to decrease; to reduce; to lower

Character data

Radical ⽔ (85.9)
Strokes 12
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

減 jiǎn
  1. 1. to decrease
  2. 2. to reduce
  3. 3. to lower
  4. 4. to diminish
  5. 5. to subtract

Words containing 減

Word Meaning
to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
optical attenuation
to abridge (a text); to cut back (a budget, a curriculum)
to reduce; to lower; to cut down
addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
plus and minus signs (+ and -); plus-minus sign (±)
to increase or decrease; to add or subtract
tax relief
to decrease (number, esp. price); to deflate
tax reduction; to claim a credit against
to increase without letup; to get worse and worse (idiom)
to reduce; to lower
to decelerate; to retard
to reduce pay; to lower salary
to cut prices; to discount; to mark down
to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)
to reduce penalty
to reduce; to cut down
to reduce by half
to subtract; minus
noise reduction
to relax; to reduce pressure
decompression schedule (diving)
decompression sickness; the bends
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