Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 减
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减 |
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Meaning |
to reduce, subtract, to lower, to diminish |
Pronunciation |
jiǎn |
Explanation |
Left: ice 冫, right: salty 咸 (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty) [cf.11th earth-branch 戌]) |
Mnemonic
| (Referring water content when boiling i.e. sea water:) It becomes (as hard as) ice and tastes salty if it is further reduced. |
Radicals
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Vocabulary
| 减少 |
jiǎn shǎo |
to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower | | 减轻 |
jiǎn qīng |
to lighten; to ease; to alleviate | | 减低 |
jiǎn dī |
to lower; to reduce | | 减弱 |
jiǎn ruò |
to weaken; to fall off | | 衰减 |
shuāi jiǎn |
to weaken; to attenuate |
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