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缩
suō
to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation
🔤 Pictophonetic:
纟 (thread) provides meaning, 宿 provides pronunciation
HSK 5
14 strokes
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⿰纟宿
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sù
宿
to stop, to rest, to lodge; constellation
💡 Ideographic:
A person 亻 sleeping in a bed 百 under a roof 宀
11 strokes
HSK 5
bǎi
百
one hundred; numerous, many
🔤 Pictophonetic:
一 (one) provides meaning, 白 provides pronunciation
6 strokes
HSK 2
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1
Words Using 缩 (73)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
缩短
↗
suōduǎn
to curtail / to cut down
5
suōduǎn
缩短
↗
HSK 5
to curtail / to cut down
压缩
↗
yāsuō
to compress / compression
6
yāsuō
压缩
↗
HSK 6
to compress / compression
收缩
↗
shōusuō
to pull back / to shrink / to contract / (physiology) systole
6
shōusuō
收缩
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HSK 6
to pull back / to shrink / to contract / (physiology) systole
缩
↗
suō
to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. <sù>
suō
缩
↗
to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. <sù>
浓缩铀
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nóngsuōyóu
enriched uranium
nóngsuōyóu
浓缩铀
↗
enriched uranium
缩写
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suōxiě
abbreviation / to abridge
suōxiě
缩写
↗
abbreviation / to abridge
浓缩
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nóngsuō
to concentrate (a liquid) / concentration / espresso coffee / abbr. for [[意式濃縮咖啡|意式浓缩咖啡]]
nóngsuō
浓缩
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to concentrate (a liquid) / concentration / espresso coffee / abbr. for [[意式濃縮咖啡|意式浓缩咖啡]]
宫缩
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gōngsuō
contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)
gōngsuō
宫缩
↗
contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)
缩头乌龟
↗
suōtóuwūguī
person who refuses to face reality or confront a problem / ostrich
suōtóuwūguī
缩头乌龟
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person who refuses to face reality or confront a problem / ostrich
缩紧
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suōjǐn
to tighten / to contract / to shrink in
suōjǐn
缩紧
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to tighten / to contract / to shrink in