Memory phrase for the character: 缩
缩
Meaning
shrink, to withdraw, pull back, abbreviation Pronunciation suō Explanation Left: thread 纟/糸, right: lodge/hostel 宿 (Under the roof 宀 persons 人 in the hundreds 百 in the lodge.)
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The threads (of bed linen) in the hostel will (after washing) shrink. Radicals
糸
thread It has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.
宀
roof
百
hundred Tilt your head to the right and read a "1" with two zeros 日 = 100
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缩小 suō xiǎo
to reduce; to decrease
铀浓缩 yóu nóng suō
uranium enrichment
高浓缩铀
gāo nóng suō yóu
highly enriched uranium (HEU)
萎缩 wěi suō
to wither; to dry up (of a plant); to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
裘馨氏肌肉萎缩症
qiú xīn shì jī ròu wēi suō zhèng
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
畏缩 wèi suō
to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
缩短 suō duǎn
to curtail; to cut down
压缩机 yā suō jī
compactor; compressor
压缩 yā suō
to compress; compression
收缩 shōu suō
to pull back; to shrink; to contract
蜷缩 quán suō
to curl up; to huddle; to cower; cringing
蜷缩 quán suō
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