缩

suō

s+uō·1st tone

to withdraw · to pull back

Radical: 纟 Strokes: 14 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

红经线结约纳纸细维统级组

Same radical

红经线结约纳纸细维统级组练纪纤

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Character Decomposition

缩=纟+宿

Etymology

thread

Meanings

to withdraw

to pull back

to contract

to shrink

to reduce

abbreviation

also pr. sù

suō

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Words with 缩 204 total

(economics) to reduce · to curtail · to cut back · to tighten · austerity · tightening · crunch紧缩jǐn suō abbreviation · short form简缩jiǎn suō to concentrate; to condense · (nuclear energy) to enrich · espresso coffee浓缩nóng suō (medicine) (verb and noun) contracture挛缩luán suō to curl up shivering (from cold) · timid and trembling (in fear) · to shrink · to cower瑟缩sè suō to pull back · to shrink · to contract · (physiology) systole收缩shōu suō to curl up · to huddle · to cower · cringing蜷缩quán suō to lengthen and shorten · flexible · adjustable · retractable · extensible · telescoping (collapsible)伸缩shēn suō to downsize (an organization, military unit etc) · to abridge (a work, TV program etc)缩编suō biān to shorten; to reduce; to curtail缩短suō duǎn to cut · to reduce缩减suō jiǎn

Idioms with 缩 15 total Chain

to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally节衣缩食jié yī suō shí bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained缩手缩脚suō shǒu suō jiǎo shrink from responsibility · be timid · be fainthearted缩头缩脑suō tóu suō nǎo to economize on clothes and food · to scrimp and save (idiom)缩衣节食suō yī jié shí

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