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缩
縮
suō
1. to withdraw
2. to pull back
3. to contract
4. to shrink
5. to reduce
6. abbreviation
7. also pr. <sù>
Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

缩
suō
to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation
HSK 5 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

缩印
suōyìn
to reprint (a book etc) in a smaller format
退缩
tuìsuō
to shrink back
缩格
suōgé
(typesetting) to indent
缩写
suōxiě
abbreviation
缩小
suōxiǎo
to reduce
缩放
suōfàng
scaling
缩影
suōyǐng
miniature
缩成
suōchéng
to shrink into
缩排
suōpái
(typesetting) to indent
凝缩
níngsuō
to condense
蜷缩
quánsuō
to curl up
宫缩
gōngsuō
contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)
微缩
wēisuō
compact
萎缩
wěisuō
to wither
缩语
suōyǔ
abbreviated word
缩胸
suōxiōng
breast reduction
抖缩
dǒusuō
to cower
收缩
shōusuō
to pull back
HSK 6
伸缩
shēnsuō
to lengthen and shorten
缩紧
suōjǐn
to tighten

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,303
Word Frequency Rank
3,111 of 84,292

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