减

The character "减" has 11 strokes. "减" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "减" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "减" are "jiǎn" . View the stroke order of "减">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "减"

v.: subtract; deduct; minus; reduce; decrease; cut

• subtract : v.减；减去；减少；删减
• deduct : v.扣除；减去
• minus : prep.减；除；零下；缺少；少掉
• reduce : v.减少；降低；缩小；使…降至；使改变形式；使还原；使（脱臼；断骨）复位；简化；归纳
• decrease : v.减少；减小；减弱；降低；使减少；使减小；使减弱；使降低
• cut : v.切；割；剪切；切削；把…切碎；切出；割成；修剪；削减；使隔绝；怠慢；不理睬；与…相交；停拍；停录；抽牌；签牌；削；使（药物；酒）掺假；符合要求

Form words with "减"

减速度 deceleration

Example phrases using "减"

• C减，可以做得更好。

  C minus, could do better.

• 组合药方包含了止痛药，减充血剂和镇咳药。

  Combination remedies contain painkiller, decongestant, and cough soother.

• 93减７是多少？

  What's ninety three minus seven?

• 他体重减了很多，但到１５英石再也减不下去了。

  He lost a lot of weight but had stuck at 15 stone.

• 电厂也要使用给水和减纵荡装置。

  Feed-water and anti-surge devices are also used in power stations.

• “歇业！” “减库存大甩卖！”

  “Discount!” “Going out of business!” “Inventory Reduction Sale!”

• 在这个节点上操作设置为减操作。

  The operation is set to subtract on this node

• 第三个最能减的是环境保护机构。

  The third most acceptable program to cut was the Environmental Protection Agency.

• 冷了就加一层，热了就减一层。

  Cold added, was hot reduced.

• 我会非常谨慎地看到价升量减.

  I would be very leery of an up day on light volume.