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ㄐㄧㄤ ˋ

jiàng

descend

降 is an 8 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as jiàng in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as xiáng.

It is made up of the components (town) and (to descend).

  • ㄐㄧㄤ ˋ

    jiàng

    descend

    • ㄈㄨ ˋ

      town

    • ㄐㄧㄤ ˋ

      jiàng

      to descend

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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after descending from the sky in their spaceship into the small town, the aliens held a march dancing the robo dance.
by Tim

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A torrential waterfall miraculously subsided beside a forgotten TOWN with the water descending into a seemingly endless void...
by JoYousOjOe

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 降

jiàng
xiáng

Definitions for 降 pronounced as jiàng

  • to drop
  • to fall
  • to come down
  • to descend

Definitions for 降 pronounced as xiáng

  • to surrender
  • to capitulate
  • to subdue
  • to tame

Vocabulary

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