to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4]

= 宿 + : The silk worm (纟) heard that there is a new hostel (宿) in front of the observatory (o1) and wants to check it out, but as she notices that the hostel is run by Susan Saint Bernard she slowly but steadily retreats (缩).

縮 character breakdown

old variant of 宿[su4]

宿 = + : Susan Saint Bernard (su) runs a hostel (宿) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but tonight it is reserved for all of her kids. Her one hundred kids (佰) graduated from college and are back for a big celebration, each of them wearing their graduation cap (宀).
surname Su

宿 = + : Susan Saint Bernard (su) runs a hostel (宿) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but tonight it is reserved for all of her kids. Her one hundred kids (佰) graduated from college and are back for a big celebration, each of them wearing their graduation cap (宀).
lodge for the night / old / former

宿 = + : Susan Saint Bernard (su) runs a hostel (宿) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but tonight it is reserved for all of her kids. Her one hundred kids (佰) graduated from college and are back for a big celebration, each of them wearing their graduation cap (宀).
night / classifier for nights
constellation
"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]

A silk worm.

Characters with 縮 as component

縮 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 縮

to pull back / to shrink / to contract / (physiology) systole
to compress / compression
to compress; compression
to lengthen and shorten / flexible / adjustable / retractable / extensible / telescoping (collapsible)
compactor / compressor
to simplify and condense (a text) / abridged
contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)
compact / micro- / miniature / to miniaturize
to cower / to tremble
systolic blood pressure
to condense / to concentrate / compression / concentration

Sentences with 縮

縮 currently does not appear in any sentence.