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 9514 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
See all 38 compounds (CantoDict reports 43 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 縮
Unicode code for this character: U+7e2e (off-site link)

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