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Translingual
Han character
减 (Kangxi radical 15, 冫+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 戈一戈竹口 (IMIHR), composition ⿰冫咸)
- decrease, subtract, diminish
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 133, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1675
- Dae Jaweon: page 297, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 299, character 18
- Unihan data for U+51CF
Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 减 – see 減 (“to decrease; to subtract; to diminish; to subtract; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 減). |
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Zhuang
Noun
减
- Sawndip form of gemj (“cheek (of face)”)