suō

缩

to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation

HSK 3.0 · 7–9
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Words with 缩

缩小 suō xiǎo to reduce; to decrease HSK 4
缩短 suō duǎn to curtail; to cut down HSK 4
收缩 shōu suō to pull back; to shrink HSK 7–9
浓缩 nóng suō to concentrate (a liquid); concentration HSK 7–9
萎缩 wěi suō to wither; to dry up (of a plant) HSK 7–9
压缩 yā suō to compress; compression HSK 7–9
退缩 tuì suō to shrink back; to cower HSK 7–9
缩水 suō shuǐ to shrink (in the wash); fig. to shrink (of profits etc) HSK 7–9
缩影 suō yǐng miniature version of sth; microcosm HSK 7–9
紧缩 jǐn suō (economics) to reduce; to curtail HSK 7–9
伸缩 shēn suō to lengthen and shorten; flexible HSK 7–9
畏缩 wèi suō to cower; to flinch HSK 7–9

Character facts

Radical
纟 silk; thread
Parts
纟 + 宿
Structure
Left–right
Traditional
縮
Unicode
U+7F29

Pictophonetic: thread