to hand over / to pass on sth / to gradually increase or decrease / progressively
递
=
弟
+
辶
:
Dorothy Gale (di) encounters Jesse James (弟) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) who catches sight of Dorothy's new gladiator sandals (辶). He pulls out his gun and has Dorothy hand over (递) her new sandals very slowly.
to lower / to decrease / to reduce / to subtract / to diminish
减
=
冫
+
咸
:
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.