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ㄐㄧㄢ ˇ

jiǎn

reduce

減 is a 12 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as jiǎn in the third tone.

In simplified Chinese the character is used.

It is made up of the components (water) and (salty).

  • ㄐㄧㄢ ˇ

    jiǎn

    reduce

    • ㄕㄨㄟ ˙

      shui

      water

    • ㄒㄧㄢ ˊ

      xián

      salty

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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if you reduce enough water by evaporating, you get salt.
by azyris

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I must reduce the water so its not as salty
by CLTCCarly

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 減

Definitions for 減 pronounced as jiǎn

  • to lower
  • to decrease
  • to reduce
  • to subtract
  • to diminish

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