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  suk1   jyutping
  suo1   pinyin
[1] shrink; contract; reduce; shorten
[2] recoil; withdraw; draw back; retire
[3] economize; curtail; cut down (expense)


Default PoS: verb Additional PoS:
Stroke count: 17
Level: 3
Radical: (#120)

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

This word has been viewed 6913 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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detail  suk1 dyun2  suo1 duan3 = shorten
detail  wai3 suk1  wei4 suo1 = recoil
detail  suk1 siu2  suo1 xiao3 = to shrink
detail  sau1 suk1  shou1 suo1 = to shrink; to retreat
detail  aat3 suk1  ya1 suo1 = to compress; compression
detail  gan2 suk1  jin3 suo1 = tighten; austerity
detail  suk1 gaam2  suo1 jian3 = to cut, to reduce
detail  sat1 suk1   = curl up with cold
detail  suk1 jap6   = infiltration
detail  suk1 seoi2   = shrink
See all 38 compounds (CantoDict reports 43 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)
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