Memory phrase for the Kanji: 降

降

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Meaning

to fall (rain), to drop, to descend, to surrender

Pronunciation

 jiàng, xiáng

Explanation

 Left: hill 阝, right: upturned foot, sitting cross-legged 夂 (But here perhaps: image of dripping rain?), variant of stop 止

Mnemonic

 From the hill comes the falling rain and will stop at the bottom because it has fallen down.

Radicals

阝 hill
夂 upturned footupturned foot or sitting crossed-legged - Do not mistake with the: "hand with a stick": /攴
止 stop, to end
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Vocabulary

 下降  xià jiàng  to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease
 投降  tóu xiáng  to surrender; surrender
 降低  jiàng dī  to reduce; to lower; to bring down
 升降  shēng jiàng  rising and lowering
 升降机  shēng jiàng jī  aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift); lift; elevator
 降妖伏磨  xiáng yāo fú mó  to conquer all kinds of demons
 降落伞  jiàng luò sǎn  parachute
 耶稣降临节  Yē sū Jiàng lín jié  Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)
 耶稣降临节  Yē sū Jiàng lín jié  
 耶稣降临节  Yē sū Jiàng lín jié  

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