縮 (suk1 | suo1) : shrink; recoil

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縮

suk1

suo1

[1] shrink; contract; reduce; shorten
[2] recoil; withdraw; draw back; retire
[3] economize; curtail; cut down (expense)

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Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

縮 / 缩

This word has been viewed 6988 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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縮短 suk1 dyun2 suo1 duan3 = shorten

畏縮 wai3 suk1 wei4 suo1 = recoil

縮小 suk1 siu2 suo1 xiao3 = to shrink

收縮 sau1 suk1 shou1 suo1 = to shrink; to retreat

壓縮 aat3 suk1 ya1 suo1 = to compress; compression

緊縮 gan2 suk1 jin3 suo1 = tighten; austerity

縮減 suk1 gaam2 suo1 jian3 = to cut, to reduce

瑟縮 sat1 suk1 = curl up with cold

縮入 suk1 jap6 = infiltration

縮水 suk1 seoi2 = shrink

通縮 tung1 suk1 = deflation

伸縮 san1 suk1 shen1 suo1 = to extend; to stretch; flexible

伸縮性 san1 suk1 sing3 shen1 suo1 xing4 = flexibility

不可壓縮的 bat1 ho2 aat3 suk1 dik1 bu4 ke3 ya1 suo1 de5 = incompressible 國

可壓縮的 ho2 aat3 suk1 dik1 ke3 ya1 suo1 de5 = compressible 國

縮小模型 suk1 siu2 mou4 jing4 suo1 xiao3 mo2 xing2 = miniature

濃縮 nung4 suk1 nong2 suo1 = condense

退縮 teoi3 suk1 tui4 suo1 = flinch, cower

壓縮機 aat3 suk1 gei1 ya1 suo1 ji1 = compressor (machine, device)

古縮 gu2 suk1 = conservative; old fashioned

諗縮數 nam2 suk1 sou3 = to act in a tricky way 粵

縮骨遮 suk1 gwat1 ze1 suo1 gu3 zhe1 = a folding umbrella 粵

縮骨 suk1 gwat1 = selfish; stingy; selfishness 粵

縮沙 suk1 saa1 = chicken out 粵

縮細 suk1 sai3 = to reduce; to decrease; to miniaturize; to shrink

縮頭龜 suk1 tau4 gwai1 suo1 tou2 gui1 = a coward; a person who is too timid to take a challenge 粵

宮縮 gung1 suk1 gong1 suo1 = contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)

通貨緊縮 tung1 fo3 gan2 suk1 tong1 huo4 jin3 su4 = deflation

縮腳 suk1 goek3 suo1 jiao3 = move one's feet out of the way 粵

萎縮 wai2 suk1 wei3 suo1 = shrink

噝噝縮縮 si1 si1 suk1 suk1 = to evade; to dodge (out of the way) 粵

閃閃縮縮 sim2 sim2 suk1 suk1 = to evade; to dodge (out of the way) 粵

壓縮木 aat3 suk1 muk6 ya1 suo1 mu4 = compressed wood

縮影 suk1 jing2 suo1 ying3 = epitome, epitomize

縮寫 suk1 se2 suo1 xie3 = to abbreviate; abbreviation

熱收縮 jit6 sau1 suk1 re4 shou1 suo1 = [phys.] thermal contraction

血管收縮 hyut3 gun2 sau1 suk1 xue4 guan3 shou1 suo1 (PRC), xie3 guan3 shou1 suo1 (Taiwan) = vasoconstriction

肌肉萎縮症 gei1 juk6 wai2 suk1 zing3 ji1 rou4 wei3 suo1 zheng4 = muscular dystrophy

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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