减 jiǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 冫 — ice
- Made of
- 冫 ice 咸 all, together, united
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
减
jiǎn
to reduce; to subtract
Character
Example phrases
- 请减一点糖。 Qǐng jiǎn yīdiǎn táng. Please use a little less sugar.
- 价格减了。 Jiàgé jiǎn le. The price went down.
- 作业减一半。 Zuòyè jiǎn yībàn. The homework is reduced by half.
Related words
- 减肥 jiǎnféi to lose weight
- 减少 jiǎnshǎo to reduce; to decrease
- 减轻 jiǎnqīng to reduce; to ease
- 着火 zháohuǒ to catch fire
- 下降 xiàjiàng to go down; to fall
- 降 jiàng to fall
- 降低 jiàngdī to lower
- 改正 gǎizhèng to correct
- 改善 gǎishàn to improve
- 代替 dàitì to replace
- 替代 tìdài to replace
- 扩大 kuòdà to expand; to enlarge