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 阝 (town) and 夅 (to descend).
2 stories have been written about this character — see all
after descending from the sky in their spaceship into the small town, the aliens held a march dancing the robo dance.
by Tim
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
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
The most common words for 降 — see all
- to descend
- to arrive
- to come
- to decline
- to drop
- to fall
- to go down
- to decrease
- to reduce
- to lower
- to bring down
Collections
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