- 糹(silk thread; fiber)RADICAL
- 宿(rest; withdraw)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A thread shrinks and pulls back like a person curling up to rest at night.
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缩水
缩水
fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings#34325
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
- 。
Our profits have shrunk.
- 貳动verb
to shrink (in the wash)
- 。
This piece of clothing has shrunk.
COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
缩水
Traditional縮水
fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings#34325
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
- 。
Our profits have shrunk.
- 貳动verb
to shrink (in the wash)
- 。
This piece of clothing has shrunk.
COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; fiber)RADICAL
- 宿(rest; withdraw)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A thread shrinks and pulls back like a person curling up to rest at night.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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