1. 减

减

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  1. 减 is the 855th most frequent character.
  2. 减 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 减 appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. 减 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
减 => 冫, 咸
Radical :
减 => 冫 (ice), 厂 (cliff), 戈 (spear), 一 (one), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
减 => 丶, ㇀, 厂, 戈, 一, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian3 - to lower/to decrease/to reduce/to subtract/to diminish

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 减 (jian3): The component 咸 is pronounced as 'xian2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

减 (減)
减少 (減少)
减肥 (減肥)

Medium Frequency

删减 (刪減)
削减 (削減)
减去 (減去)
减压 (減壓)
减弱 (減弱)
减掉 (減掉)
减缓 (減緩)
减轻 (減輕)
减退 (減退)
减速 (減速)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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