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缩小

Traditional: 縮小

suō xiǎo

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

suō xiǎo · suk1 siu2 (Jyutping)

  1. to reduce; to decrease; to shrink

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

缩

Meaning
contract, draw in, reduce
Radical
纟
Strokes
14
Components
⿰纟宿
Cangjie
VMJOA
Four-corner
2316

小

Meaning
small, tiny, insignificant
Radical
小
Strokes
3
Components
⿻亅八
Cangjie
NC
Four-corner
9000.0

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