减小 (jiǎn xiǎo) — to reduce in size, to shrink

Definition

verb

to reduce in sizeto shrink

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

减 (reduce) and 小 (small) combine to mean reduce in size or make smaller.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 減; 减 is its simplified writing.

氵咸減

The traditional form 減 has 氵, water, and 咸, a seal: sealing off a stream of water lessens its flow. The simplified 减 is a later abbreviation.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape of 小 comes from three small dots, later elongated into its strokes; the apparent parts 八 and 丨 are a later way of seeing it.

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