减

to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #928 U+51CF

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

冫 (semantic, “ice”) + 咸 (phonetic, xián)

components: 冫咸

reduce · Heisig RSH #433

ice + 盐 salt

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 咸

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 咸 (xián) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
咸 sound component	xián	all, together, united; salted
碱	jiǎn	alkaline, alkali, lye, salt
喊	hǎn	to shout, to yell, to call out; to howl; to cry
缄	jiān	to seal, to close, to bind; a letter
箴	zhēn	needle, probe; to admonish, to warn
觱	bì	Tartar horn; chill wind
堿	jiǎn	salty

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不减当年	bù jiǎn dāng nián	(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit; to be as (good, vigorous…
减压时间表	jiǎn yā shí jiān biǎo	decompression schedule (diving); also called 減壓程序\|减压程序[jian3 ya1 cheng2 xu4]
加减号	jiā jiǎn hào	plus-minus sign (±); plus and minus signs (+ and -)
减小	jiǎn xiǎo	to reduce; to decrease; to diminish
减数分裂	jiǎn shù fēn liè	(biology) meiosis
减压病	jiǎn yā bìng	decompression sickness; the bends; also 減壓症\|减压症[jian3 ya1 zheng4]
减分	jiǎn fēn	to deduct points; to lose points
减法	jiǎn fǎ	subtraction
平减	píng jiǎn	to deflate; to decrease (number, esp. price)
减数	jiǎn shù	(math.) subtrahend
有增无减	yǒu zēng wú jiǎn	to increase without letup; to get worse and worse (idiom)
减重	jiǎn zhòng	to lose weight
减色	jiǎn sè	to fade; (fig.) to lose luster; (of an event etc) to be spoiled; (coinage) to become debas…
减速器	jiǎn sù qì	moderator; reducer (mechanical gearbox)
减压表	jiǎn yā biǎo	decompression table
发热伴血小板减少综合征	fā rè bàn xuè xiǎo bǎn jiǎn shǎo zōng hé zhēng	severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)
减员	jiǎn yuán	to reduce the number of personnel; to experience a reduction in the number of personnel
减压症	jiǎn yā zhèng	decompression sickness; the bends; also 減壓病\|减压病[jian3 ya1 bing4]
减号	jiǎn hào	minus sign - (math.)
减速带	jiǎn sù dài	speed bump