to lower / to decrease / to reduce / to subtract / to diminish

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) found that there's a giant popsicle (冫) obstructing the way to the bar inside of the anthill (an3). To clear the way, she reduces (减) the size of the popsicle by scattering salt (咸) all over it.

减 character breakdown

"ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰[bing1], 次[ci4] etc, known as 兩點水|两点水[liang3 dian3 shui3]

Brunhilde (bi) is eating a popsicle (冫) while sitting in front of the engine ((e)ng1).
surname Xian
all / everyone / each / widespread / harmonious
salted / salty / stingy / miserly

= 𠮛 + : Marie Curie decided to go into retreat in the anthill's kitchen, so she blocked the entrance from the inside with her fifth wheel RV. She spent a lot of time on refining a new recipe for radioactive salt, which she finally writes down on a long scroll.

Characters with 减 as component

减 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 减

to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom) / jerry-building / sloppy work
to abridge (a text) / to edit out (of a movie) / to cut back (a budget, a curriculum)
(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit / to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
to increase without letup / to get worse and worse (idiom)
to add or subtract / to increase or decrease / to go up or go down
plus-minus sign (±) / plus and minus signs (+ and -)
to deflate / to decrease (number, esp. price)
to claim a credit against / tax reduction
to lower salary / to reduce pay
to deduct points; to lose points
to reduce / to cut down
noise reduction
decompression schedule (diving) / also called 減壓程序|减压程序[jian3 ya1 cheng2 xu4]
decompression sickness / the bends / also 減壓症|减压症[jian3 ya1 zheng4]
decompression sickness / the bends / also 減壓病|减压病[jian3 ya1 bing4]
addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic

Sentences with 减

减 currently does not appear in any sentence.