Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 降

降

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Meaning

 to fall (rain), to drop, to descend, to surrender

Pronunciation

 jiàng, xiáng

Explanation

 Left: hill 阝, right: upturned foot, sitting cross-legged 夂 (But here perhaps: image of dripping rain?), variant of stop 止

Mnemonic

From the hill comes the falling rain and will stop at the bottom because it has fallen down.

Radicals

阝 hill
夂 upturned foot(upturned foot or crossed legs - do not mistake with the hand with a stick: /攴)
止 stop, to end
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Vocabulary

下降 xià jiàng to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease
投降 tóu xiáng to surrender; surrender
降低 jiàng dī to reduce; to lower; to bring down
升降 shēng jiàng rising and lowering
升降机 shēng jiàng jī aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift); lift; elevator
降妖伏磨 xiáng yāo fú mó to conquer all kinds of demons
降落伞 jiàng luò sǎn parachute
耶稣降临节 Yē sū Jiàng lín jié Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)

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