減

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

surname Xian

all / everyone / each / widespread / harmonious

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

salted / salty / stingy / miserly

to cut down / to reduce / to lower

to cut prices / to discount / to mark down / price cutting

to reduce penalty / shortened or commuted (judicial) sentence

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

to lower / to reduce

to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)

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

to reduce / to cut down

optical attenuation

addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic

plus-minus sign (±) / plus and minus signs (+ and -)

tax relief

to deflate / to decrease (number, esp. price)

to claim a credit against / tax reduction

to retard / to decelerate

to lower salary / to reduce pay

to deduct points; to lose points