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 减 is used.

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

  • 減
    ㄐㄧㄢ ˇ

    jiǎn

    reduce

    • 氵
      ㄕㄨㄟ ˙

      shui

      water

    • 咸
      ㄒㄧㄢ ˊ

      xián

      salty

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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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