降jiàng
to descend. 8 strokes, radical 阝, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 降
Strokes 1–2 write 阝, then strokes 3–8 write 夅.
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 降 · the stroke-order rules
What 降 is made of
阝 (yì, place) and 夅 (jiàng, to descend).
阝 carries the meaning — hill — and 夅 carries the sound.
Words that use 降
| 降 | to descend 从高处慢慢往下移动 夕阳西下，热气球缓缓降落地面。As the sun set, the hot air balloon slowly began to descend. Lesson 305, 广阔天地与谦逊笃行 · 镜里乾坤与天地广厦 · Reflections, Pastoral Havens & Broad Horizons |
| 降低 | to lower 使高度、程度或数量变小 新设计大幅降低了机器的功耗。The new design managed to lower the machine's power use. Lesson 298, 学府论道与经世创新 · 经世学林与市井清音 · Academic Scholarship, Civic Transit & Family Order |
| 降落 | to land (aircraft) 飞机等从空中下降到地面 货机满载设备平稳降落了。The cargo plane, fully loaded, managed to land smoothly. Lesson 299, 街市繁华与实证通达 · 经世学林与市井清音 · Academic Scholarship, Civic Transit & Family Order |
| 降温 | to drop in temperature 天气变得比原来更冷 虽然骤然降温，书院依然温暖。Though it suddenly began to turn colder, the academy stayed warm. Lesson 300, 岁月温润与艺文典范 · 经世学林与市井清音 · Academic Scholarship, Civic Transit & Family Order |
| 降价 | to cut prices 把商品的价钱降低 商铺文明经营，商品降价让利。The shop does business fairly, and often cut prices to help customers. Lesson 301, 规矩方圆与家庭操持 · 经世学林与市井清音 · Academic Scholarship, Civic Transit & Family Order |
| 下降 | to decrease, to drop 数量或程度往低处变化 气温逐渐下降，天气变得寒冷。The temperature gradually dropped, and the weather turned cold. Lesson 350, 慎终如始与系统稳态 · 研精致思与盛夏清波 · Systemic Precision, Deep Learning & Summer Rhythms |
More characters with the radical 阝
All 29 of them, and what the radical means, on the 阝 radical page.