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降
xiáng
1. to surrender
2. to capitulate
3. to subdue
4. to tame
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

降
jiàng
to descend, to fall; to drop, to lower
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (9)

迫降
pòxiáng
to force sb to surrender
降伏
xiángfú
to subdue
降妖
xiángyāo
to subdue monsters
降将
xiángjiàng
surrendered enemy general
降服
xiángfú
to yield
受降
shòuxiáng
to accept surrender
投降
tóuxiáng
to surrender
HSK 6
纳降
nàxiáng
to surrender
诈降
zhàxiáng
feigned surrender

Alternate Entries

降
jiàng
to drop / to fall / to come down / to descend

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
743
Word Frequency Rank
2,400 of 84,292