降

jiàng

HSK 43 readings

“To drop” in Chinese is 降 (jiàng).

Other characters with the syllable jiang: see all 12 →

Meaning

to drop
to fall
to come down

Show 3 more meanings

to descend
to surrender; to capitulate
to subdue; to conquer; to tame

Example

他降低了聲音。

From 降低 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

jiàngto drop / to fall / to come down / to descend
xiángto surrender; to capitulate / to subdue; to conquer; to tame

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 降

降低jiàngdīto reduce; to lower; to bring downHSK 4 降价jiàngjiàto cut the priceHSK 4 降落jiàngluòto descendHSK 4 降温jiàngwēnto become coolerHSK 4 下降xiàjiàngto declineHSK 4 降临jiànglínto descendHSK 7-9 投降tóuxiángto surrenderHSK 7-9

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