減 Stroke Order
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Information of 減
Pinyin
jiǎn
Radical
氵
Strokes
12 strokes
Usage
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Definition
to lower / to decrease / to reduce / to subtract / to diminish
「減」:
1. Same as “减”.
2. Verb: To take away a part from the whole.
【Word Combinations】: “减少” (to reduce), “削减” (to cut down).
Example: "The son of the eastern family, adding one part makes it too long, reducing one part makes it too short." (Source: "Selections of Literature", by Song Yu)
3. Verb: To lower or diminish.
【Word Combinations】: “减弱” (to weaken), “锐减” (to sharply reduce).
Example: "A piece of flower flying reduces spring, the wind blows thousands of dots, making people feel worry." (Source: "Two Poems of Qujiang", by Du Fu).
Example: "This flower and this leaf always reflect each other, the green diminishes and the red fades, worrying and sad." (Source: "To the Lotus Flower", by Li Shangyin).