Chinese Character 縮 (suk1 | su4 suo1 ) : [1] [v] contract; draw in; reduce; decrease; s

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縮
suk1 su4 suo1
[1] [v] contract; draw in; reduce; decrease; shorten; shrink [2] [v] draw back; recoil; wince Stroke count: 17 Level: 3 Radical: 糸 (#120)
縮 / 缩
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縮短 suk1 dyun2 suo1 duan3 = to end 縮小 suk1 siu2 suo1 xiao3 = to reduce; to decrease; to miniaturize; 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 = to tighten; to cut back; to reduce 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 See all 29 compounds

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Decimal representation of this word: 縮
Unicode code for this character: U+7E2E (off-site link)

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