缩 suō
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 宿 to stop, to rest, to lodge
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
缩
suō
to shrink; to contract; to draw back
Character
Example phrases
- 布料遇水会缩，所以裁剪前最好先清洗一遍。 Bùliào yù shuǐ huì suō, suǒyǐ cáijiǎn qián zuìhǎo xiān qīngxǐ yí biàn. Fabric shrinks when it meets water, so it is best to wash it once before cutting.
- 天太冷了，他把手缩进袖子里。 Tiān tài lěng le, tā bǎ shǒu suō jìn xiùzi lǐ. It was too cold, so he drew his hands back into his sleeves.
- 受到批评后，他缩在墙角不敢说话。 Shòudào pīpíng hòu, tā suō zài qiángjiǎo bù gǎn shuōhuà. After being criticized, he shrank in the corner, afraid to speak.
Related words
- 缩短 suōduǎn to shorten
- 缩小 suōxiǎo to make smaller; to become smaller
- 压缩 yāsuō to compress
- 节衣缩食 jiéyīsuōshí to live frugally; to economise on food and clothing
- 紧缩 jǐnsuō to tighten; to contract; austerity
- 浓缩 nóngsuō to condense; to concentrate
- 伸缩 shēnsuō to stretch and contract; flexible; telescopic
- 收缩 shōusuō to shrink; to contract; to pull back
- 缩减 suōjiǎn to reduce; to cut back
- 缩水 suōshuǐ to shrink; to be reduced
- 缩影 suōyǐng microcosm; miniature representation
- 退缩 tuìsuō to shrink back; to flinch