減
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See also: 减
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Translingual
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Japan (Swap 5 and 4 for Chinese; additionally, swap 12 and 11 for Taiwan.) | |||
Han character
減 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 水戈竹口 (EIHR), four-corner 33150, composition ⿰氵咸)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 633, character 42
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17759
- Dae Jaweon: page 1040, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1671, character 7
- Unihan data for U+6E1B
Chinese
Glyph origin
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 感 | *kɯːmʔ |
| 鱤 | *kɯːmʔ |
| 顑 | *kʰɯːmʔ, *ŋɡrɯːms |
| 轗 | *kʰɯːmʔ, *kʰɯːms |
| 撼 | *ɡɯːmʔ |
| 憾 | *ɡɯːms |
| 喊 | *qʰaːmʔ, *qʰrɯːmʔ, *ɡrɯːmʔ |
| 緘 | *krɯːm |
| 瑊 | *krɯːm, *kjum |
| 黬 | *krɯːm, *ŋɡrɯːm |
| 減 | *krɯːmʔ, *ɡrɯːmʔ |
| 羬 | *ŋɡrɯːm, *ɡram |
| 麙 | *ŋɡrɯːm |
| 咸 | *ɡrɯːm |
| 鹹 | *ɡrɯːm |
| 醎 | *ɡrɯːm |
| 諴 | *ɡrɯːm |
| 椷 | *ɡrɯːm |
| 輱 | *ɡrɯːm |
| 鍼 | *ɡam, *ɡram, *kjɯm |
| 箴 | *kjɯm |
| 葴 | *kjɯm |
| 鱵 | *kjum |
Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *krɯːmʔ, *ɡrɯːmʔ) : semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 咸 (OC *ɡrɯːm, “seal”) - to seal off a stream of water, decreasing its flow. 咸 is the original character of 緘／缄 and also serves as a semantic component.
Etymology 1
| trad. | 減/减 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 减 | |
Pronunciation
Definitions
減
- to decrease; to subtract; to diminish
- (arithmetic) to subtract
- Antonym: 加 (jiā)
- 55th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "diminishment" (𝌼)
- (chemistry) basic
- Antonym: 酸 (suān)
- (Cantonese) to sweep (food over to another container)
Compounds
- 減低／减低 (jiǎndī)
- 減俸／减俸 (jiǎnfèng)
- 減價／减价 (jiǎnjià)
- 減充血劑／减充血剂 (jiǎnchōngxuèjì)
- 減免／减免 (jiǎnmiǎn)
- 減刑／减刑 (jiǎnxíng)
- 減削／减削
- 減半／减半 (jiǎnbàn)
- 減卻／减却
- 減去／减去
- 減員／减员 (jiǎnyuán)
- 減噪／减噪
- 減壓／减压 (jiǎnyā)
- 減壓時間表／减压时间表
- 減壓症／减压症
- 減壓病／减压病 (jiǎnyābìng)
- 減壓程序／减压程序
- 減壓表／减压表
- 減妝／减妆
- 減實／减实
- 減少／减少 (jiǎnshǎo)
- 減幅／减幅
- 減弱／减弱 (jiǎnruò)
- 減息／减息 (jiǎnxī)
- 減慢／减慢 (jiǎnmàn)
- 減振／减振 (jiǎnzhèn)
- 減掉／减掉
- 減排／减排 (jiǎnpái)
- 減損／减损 (jiǎnsǔn)
- 減搖鰭／减摇鳍
- 減摩／减摩
- 減數／减数 (jiǎnshù)
- 減數分裂／减数分裂 (jiǎnshù fēnliè)
- 減核／减核
- 減殺／减杀 (jiǎnshà)
- 減毒活疫苗／减毒活疫苗
- 減法／减法 (jiǎnfǎ)
- 減河／减河
- 減災／减灾
- 減產／减产 (jiǎnchǎn)
- 減益／减益
- 減碳／减碳
- 減租減息／减租减息 (jiǎnzūjiǎnxī)
- 減稅／减税 (jiǎnshuì)
- 減筆字／减笔字 (jiǎnbǐzì)
- 減緩／减缓 (jiǎnhuǎn)
- 減縮／减缩 (jiǎnsuō)
- 減聲器／减声器
- 減肥／减肥 (jiǎnféi)
- 減色／减色
- 減色法／减色法
- 減薪／减薪 (jiǎnxīn)
- 減號／减号 (jiǎnhào)
- 減計／减计
- 減負／减负 (jiǎnfù)
- 減輕／减轻 (jiǎnqīng)
- 減退／减退 (jiǎntuì)
- 減速／减速 (jiǎnsù)
- 減速傘／减速伞
- 減速副翼／减速副翼
- 減速劑／减速剂
- 減速器／减速器
- 減速度／减速度 (jiǎnsùdù)
- 減速火箭／减速火箭
- 減速運動／减速运动
- 減除／减除 (jiǎnchú)
- 減震／减震 (jiǎnzhèn)
- 減震器／减震器 (jiǎnzhènqì)
- 減震鞋／减震鞋
- 減額／减额
Etymology 2
| trad. | 減/减 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 减 | |
| alternative forms | 噉 (gam2) Cantonese 咁 (gam2) Cantonese 𡄎 (gam2) Cantonese 緊／紧 (gan2) Cantonese | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from etymology 1?”)
Pronunciation
Definitions
減
- (Cantonese) Used after a verb or adjective to indicate partial attainment of an amount/degree.
References
- “減”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
減
Readings
Compounds
Compounds
Suffix
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 減 (MC keamX). Recorded as Middle Korean 감 (kam) (Yale: kam) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
Compounds
Compounds
- 감가 (減價, gamga)
- 감량 (減量, gamnyang)
- 감면 (減免, gammyeon)
- 감봉 (減俸, gambong)
- 감산 (減産, gamsan)
- 감세 (減稅, gamse)
- 감소 (減少, gamso)
- 감속 (減速, gamsok)
- 감식 (減食, gamsik)
- 감액 (減額, gamaek)
- 감원 (減員, gamwon)
- 감자 (減資, gamja)
- 감축 (減縮, gamchuk)
- 감퇴 (減退, gamtoe)
- 감형 (減刑, gamhyeong)
- 가감 (加減, gagam)
- 격감 (激減, gyeokgam)
- 경감 (輕減, gyeonggam)
- 극감 (極減, geukgam)
- 급감 (急減, geupgam)
- 반감 (半減, ban'gam)
- 삭감 (削減, sakgam)
- 저감 (低減, jeogam)
- 절감 (節減, jeolgam)
- 증감 (增減, jeunggam)
- 차감 (差減, chagam)
- 체감 (遞減, chegam)
References
Vietnamese
Han character
減: Hán Nôm readings: giảm, dởm, xảm
- Decrease, reduce, lessen