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Meaning of 减

Pinyin jiǎn

Radical

冫

Strokes

Definition

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

Usage

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减 jiǎn 〈动〉【本义】:减少，由全体中去掉一部分 The primary meaning: Reduce, to remove part from the whole. 【造字法】:形声。从水，咸声。 Character formation: Phono-semantic compound, from water (水), sound 'xian'. 【意义】 1. 同本义 ([En.] reduce) Same as the primary meaning (reduce). 引: 1 《说文》：减，渻也。 "Shuowen": Reduce means to diminish. 2 《广雅》：减，少也。 "Guangya": Reduce means to be less. 3 《管子·宙合》：减，尽也。 "Guanzzi": Reduce means to consume/increase. 4 《韩诗·巧言》：谮始既减。传：“少也。” "Han Poetry": The beginning is already diminished; it means less. 5 《左传·文公十七年》：克减侯宣多。 "Zuo Zhuan": Reduce the excess of Hou Xuan. 6 《汉书·元帝纪》：太仆减谷食。 "Han Shu": The Grand Minister reduces the grain rations. 7 清· 张廷玉《明史》：为减舆从。 Qing Dynasty: Zhang Tingyu in "Ming History": To reduce the entourage. 8 清· 方苞《狱中杂记》：增减要语。 Qing Dynasty: Fang Bao in "Miscellaneous Records from Prison": Important words of addition and reduction. 9 清· 洪亮吉《治平篇》：今昔而减。 Qing Dynasty: Hong Liangji in "Zhiping": The past and present have reduced. 10 清· 袁枚《祭妹文》：减一分则喜。 Qing Dynasty: Yuan Mei in "Essay for My Sister": Happy to reduce even a fraction. 例如: 如:减算(减少税收;减少年寿);减膳(吃素或减少菜肴);减了口里的(减少饮食) For example: Reduce calculations (reduce tax; reduce lifespan); reduce meals (eat vegetarian or reduce dishes); reduced what’s in the mouth (reduce food consumption). 2. 不足;不到;少于 ([En.] be not enough; be insufficient) Insufficient; less than enough. 引: 1 《世说新语》：王右军年减十岁时，大将军甚爱之。 "Shishuo Xinyu": Wang Youjun was loved greatly at ten years less than his age. 3. 诛，杀 ([En.] kill) Kill. 引: 1 《史记·赵世家》：减二卿。 "Shiji": Reduced two ministers. 4. 降低;减轻 ([En.] lighten) Reduce/lighten. 引: 1 《左传·昭公十四年》：不为末减。注:“轻也。” "Zuo Zhuan": Not to reduce the minor ones; notes: "lighten." 例如: 如:减流(从轻流放罪犯);减等(减轻刑罚的等级;从轻判刑;减低等级);减降(减轻降低);减汰(削减淘汰) For example: Reduce flow (to lightly exile criminals); reduce ranks (reduce the severity of punishments; lightly sentence; lower ranks); reduce lowering; reduce elimination. 5. 节约，节省，俭约 ([En.] save) Save. 例如: 如:减妆(亦作“减装”。妇女盛梳妆用品和首饰的匣子);减勒(从简);减样(简易的);减约(俭省节约) For example: Reduce makeup (also called "reduce adornment". Women's boxes filled with cosmetics and jewelry); reduce constraint (simplify); reduce model (simplified); save (economical).

减噪 jiǎn zào

noise reduction

删减 shān jiǎn

to abridge (a text) / to edit out (of a movie) / to cut back (a budget, a curriculum)

减弱 jiǎn ruò

to weaken / to fall off

减轻 jiǎn qīng

to lighten / to ease / to alleviate

减小 jiǎn xiǎo

to reduce / to decrease / to diminish

削减 xuē jiǎn

to cut down / to reduce / to lower

减肥 jiǎn féi

to lose weight

减退 jiǎn tuì

to ebb / to go down / to decline

减产 jiǎn chǎn

to lose output / a drop in crop yield / reduction in production

裁减 cái jiǎn

to reduce / to lessen / to cut down

递减 dì jiǎn

progressively decreasing / gradually falling / in descending order

增减 zēng jiǎn

to add or subtract / to increase or decrease / to go up or go down

缩减 suō jiǎn

to cut / to reduce

锐减 ruì jiǎn

steep decline

减缓 jiǎn huǎn

to slow down / to retard

减速 jiǎn sù

to reduce speed / to slow down / to take it easy

减去 jiǎn qù

minus / to subtract

不减 bù jiǎn

immortalization / imperishability

减慢 jiǎn màn

to slow down

衰减 shuāi jiǎn

to weaken / to attenuate

减免 jiǎn miǎn

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

偷工减料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào

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

减少 jiǎn shǎo

to lessen / to decrease / to reduce / to lower

减仓 jiǎn cāng

reduce stock

减租 jiǎn zū

to reduce rent

减税 jiǎn shuì

tax cut

减薪 jiǎn xīn

to cut wages

酌减 zhuó jiǎn

to make considered reductions / discretionary reduction

骤减 zhòu jiǎn

die-off