jiǎn

to lower; to decrease; to reduce

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • jiǎnto lower; to decrease; to reduce

3Structure

Left-right structure左右结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

减肥jiǎn féi

to lose weight; to diet

不减当年bù jiǎn dāng nián

(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit; to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever

偷工减料tōu gōng jiǎn liào

to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom); jerry-building; sloppy work

光纤衰减guāng xiān shuāi jiǎn

optical attenuation

删减shān jiǎn

to delete; to censor out

削减xuē jiǎn

to cut down; to reduce; to lower

Other Characters Pronounced “jian”