减jiǎn
to brake / slow down. 11 strokes, radical 冫, first met in HSK 4.
What 减 is made of
冫 (bīng, ice) and 咸 (xián, all).
冫 carries the meaning — ice — and 咸 carries the sound.
How to write 减
Strokes 1–2 write 冫, then strokes 3–11 write 咸.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 减
Words that use 减
| 减 | to brake / slow down 让速度或数量变得更小 司机在弯道前提前减速慢行。The driver started to slow down well before the bend. Lesson 297, 驰骋四海与笃定前行 · 岁时纪事与笃行日新 · Seasonal Chronicles, Diligent Work & Physical Vitality |
| 减少 | to reduce 使数量变得比原来少 科学管理能有效减少粮食损耗。Good management can effectively reduce the loss of grain. Lesson 294, 岁时流转与群英荟萃 · 岁时纪事与笃行日新 · Seasonal Chronicles, Diligent Work & Physical Vitality |
| 减肥 | to lose weight 通过运动等方法让身体变瘦 他每天坚持跑步，认真减肥。He jogs every day and is serious about trying to lose weight. Lesson 296, 技进乎道与笃行致远 · 岁时纪事与笃行日新 · Seasonal Chronicles, Diligent Work & Physical Vitality |
| 减轻 | to lighten, reduce, alleviate 指使负担或程度变得比原来小 新路切实减轻了果农的运输负担。The new road really lightened the fruit farmers' transport burden. Lesson 439, 砥砺克艰 · 笃志筑业与工巧开新 · Steadfast Craftsmanship & Grand Architecture |
Characters that share the sound part 咸
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 冫
All 11 of them, and what the radical means, on the 冫 radical page.