缩
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to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4]
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Dict coverage rank #1,012 U+7F29
How 缩 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
纟 (semantic, “thread”) + 宿 (phonetic, sù)
How to remember it
shrink · Heisig RSH #2389
thread + 宿 stay overnight
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 宿
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 宿 (sù) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宿 sound component | sù | to stop, to rest, to lodge; constellation |
| 蓿 | xù | alfalfa, clover, lucerne |
Words containing 缩
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 缩成一团 | suō chéng yī tuán | to huddle together; to curl up |
| 缩微平片 | suō wēi píng piàn | microfiche |
| 热缩管 | rè suō guǎn | heat shrink tubing (aka heatshrink) (shrinkable plastic tube used to insulate wires) |
| 节衣缩食 | jié yī suō shí | to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally |
| 缩衣节食 | suō yī jié shí | to economize on clothes and food; to scrimp and save (idiom) |
| 压缩机 | yā suō jī | compactor; compressor |
| 缩印本 | suō yìn běn | compact edition (of a dictionary etc) |
| 压缩器 | yā suō qì | compressor |
| 缩水 | suō shuǐ | to shrink (in the wash); fig. to shrink (of profits etc) |
| 缩小 | suō xiǎo | to reduce; to decrease; to shrink |
| 可压缩 | kě yā suō | compressible |
| 压缩比 | yā suō bǐ | compression ratio |
| 缩语 | suō yǔ | abbreviated word; acronym |
| 压缩包 | yā suō bāo | (computing) compressed archive file |
| 缩成 | suō chéng | to shrink into |
| 通缩 | tōng suō | (economics) deflation (abbr. for 通貨緊縮|通货紧缩[tong1 huo4 jin3 suo1]) |
| 解压缩 | jiě yā suō | to decompress; decompression (esp. computer) |
| 缩小模型 | suō xiǎo mó xíng | miniature |
| 首字母缩写 | shǒu zì mǔ suō xiě | acronym |
| 缩手缩脚 | suō shǒu suō jiǎo | bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained |