jiǎn
decrease
Phonosemantic compound. 冫 represents the meaning and 咸 represents the sound. Simplified form of 減.
Evolution
Bronze script
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 减
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to lessen | ||
to lower | ||
to lose weight | ||
to lighten | ||
to reduce speed |
Sources