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jiǎn = ji + an3
to lower / to decrease / to reduce / to subtract / to diminish
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How to pronounce 減

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

減 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shuǐ = shu + ei3
"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]
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xián = xi + an2
surname Xian
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xián = xi + an2
all / everyone / each / widespread / harmonious
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xián = xi + an2
salted / salty / stingy / miserly
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Characters with 減 as component

減 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 減

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to cut down / to reduce / to lower
to abridge (a text) / to edit out (of a movie) / to cut back (a budget, a curriculum)
addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic

Sentences with 減

減 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiǎn

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

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