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| 減 | |
gaam2
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[1] [v] decrease; subtract; diminish; reduce; deduct; cut [2] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: 水 (#85)
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| 減 / 减 | |
| This character was last edited on 17th Feb 2008 | |
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減肥
gaam2 fei4 = diet
大減價
daai6 gaam2 gaa3 = big price reductions; a sale
削減
soek3 gaam2 = to cut down; to reduce; to lower
減低
gaam2 dai1 = to lower; to reduce
減少
gaam2 siu2 = to lessen; to reduce; to decrease; to lower
減弱
gaam2 joek6 = to weaken
減產
gaam2 caan2 = to lower production; a reduction in production
減輕
gaam2 heng1 = to lighten (a load); to ease (a burden); to alleviate
減價
gaam2 gaa3 = depreciation; to reduce the price
縮減
suk1 gaam2 = to cut, to reduceSee all 31 compounds |
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Decimal representation of this word: 減
Unicode code for this character: U+6E1B (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 減
Unicode code for this character: U+6E1B (off-site link)
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