Memory phrase for the character: 减

减

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Meaning to reduce, subtract, to lower, to diminish

Pronunciation

jiǎn

Explanation

Left: ice 冫, right: salty 咸 (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty) [cf.11th earth-branch 戌])

Mnemonic
 
(Referring water content when boiling i.e. sea water:) It becomes (as hard as) ice and tastes salty if it is further reduced.

Radicals

冫 iceThis radical is similar to “water 氵”. However, it has one stroke less. In this sense: Water that no longer flows is ice.
咸 salty
戎 militaryThe ten 十 (persons) at the halberd 戈 form the military.
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 Vocabulary

减少 jiǎn shǎo  to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
减轻 jiǎn qīng  to lighten; to ease; to alleviate
减低 jiǎn dī  to lower; to reduce
减弱 jiǎn ruò  to weaken; to fall off
衰减 shuāi jiǎn  to weaken; to attenuate
衰减 shuāi jiǎn  

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