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減
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇯🇵🇰🇷
减
🇨🇳

reduce

HSK 10 N2
Society →Economy
jiǎn
ゲン
へ.る、へ.らす
감
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 咸 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (減)
氵 water (drops)+ 咸 everybody =
減 reduce
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
咸 Phonetic component
Xián everybody
surname Xian
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Simplified (减)
冫 ice+ 咸 everybody =
减 decrease
冫 Meaning component
bīng ice
冫 is a component form of 冰.
咸 Phonetic component
Xián everybody
surname Xian
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
減
Regular
Modern
Chinese
减 / 減 [jiǎn]
to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
Japanese
減 げん 同音

noun

  1. reduction; decrease
  2. mathematics subtraction
  3. archaic reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
この数字は原油輸入減を反映している。
This figure is a mirror of the decrease in imports of crude oil.
CHINESE WORDS (77)
减少 [jiǎn​shǎo] #4,076
to lessen
减肥 [jiǎn​féi] #4,877
to lose weight
减轻 [jiǎn​qīng] #5,940
to lighten
减速 [jiǎn​sù] #6,575
to reduce speed
减弱 [jiǎn​ruò] #11,725
to weaken
削减 [xuē​jiǎn] #11,200
to cut down
减压 [jiǎn​yā] #14,674
to reduce pressure
减缓 [jiǎn​huǎn] #15,822
to slow down
减慢 [jiǎn​màn] #13,750
to slow down
缩减 [suō​jiǎn] #15,395
to cut
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 減る [へる] #1,215
to decrease (in size or number)
⭐ 減らす [へらす] #2,945
to abate
⭐ いい加減 [いいかげん] #3,482
irresponsible
⭐ 加減 [かげん] #4,140
degree
手加減 [てかげん] #5,141
measuring by feel
⭐ 減少 [げんしょう] #7,853
decrease
腹が減る [はらがへる] #10,009
to become hungry
いい加減にする [いいかげんにする] #10,260
to put an end to something
⭐ いい加減にしろ [いいかげんにしろ] #11,229
that's enough!
めり込む [めりこむ] #11,473
to sink (into)
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KOREAN WORDS (17)
감소 #38,187
reduction
가감
addition and subtraction; adjustment
가감승제
addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
감량
weight reduction; weight loss
감면
reduction; exemption
감봉
pay cut
감세
tax reduction
감속
deceleration
감액
reduction; curtailment; cutback of money
감원
layoff; downsizing
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