jiǎn

to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish

Radical: 冫 HSK 4 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

减 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 减

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 减.

减产
jiǎn chǎn
减价
jiǎn jià
减低
jiǎn dī
减俸
jiǎn fèng
减免
jiǎn miǎn
减分
jiǎn fēn
减刑
jiǎn xíng
减削
jiǎn xuē
减半
jiǎn bàn
减压
jiǎn yā
减去
jiǎn qù
减号
jiǎn hào

Related characters (radical 冫)

Characters that share the radical .

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