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Character Decomposition
减=冫+咸
Etymology
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Meanings
to lower
to decrease
to reduce
to subtract
to diminish
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Words with 减 170 total
progressively decreasing · gradually falling · in descending order递减dì jiǎnto deduct扣减kòu jiǎnto reduce by half减半jiǎn bànto produce less · to reduce output · lower yield减产jiǎn chǎnsubtraction减法jiǎn fǎto cut prices · to discount · to mark down · price cutting减价jiǎn jiàto reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)减免jiǎn miǎnto weaken; to diminish减弱jiǎn ruòto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower减少jiǎn shǎoto impair · to degrade · to decrease · to reduce · to weaken · to detract from · impairment (e.g. of financial assets)减损jiǎn sǔnto ebb · to go down · to decline减退jiǎn tuìto lower the interest rate减息jiǎn xīto reduce · to cut down减削jiǎn xuēto cut wages减薪jiǎn xīnmakeup box (old)减妆jiǎn zhuāng
Idioms with 减 15 total Chain
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