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缩

suō

HSK 5 Character Traditional 縮

What 缩 means

1. to withdraw
2. to pull back
3. to contract
4. to shrink
5. to reduce
6. abbreviation
7. also pr. sù

Example sentences

• 利马想要缩胸。
  Rima wants a breast reduction.
• 请记住这些缩写。
  Please memorise these abbreviations.
• UK是英国的缩写。
  UK shì Yīngguó de suōxiě.
  UK is the abbreviation for the United Kingdom.
• 蜗牛缩进壳里去了。
  The snail retreated into its shell.
• 蜗牛把触角缩了回去。
  Wōniú bǎ chùjiǎo suō le huíqu.
  The snail drew in its feelers.
• 她把头从窗户外缩回来。
  Tā bǎ tóu cóng chuānghu wài suō huílai.
  She withdrew her head from a window.

Words starting with 缩

• 缩小suō xiǎoto reduce; to decrease; to shrink
• 缩短suō duǎnto shorten; to reduce; to curtail
• 缩写suō xiěabbreviation; to abridge
• 缩影suō yǐngminiature version of sth; microcosm; epitome
• 缩水suō shuǐto shrink (in the wash); fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
• 缩减suō jiǎnto cut; to reduce
• 缩成suō chéngto shrink into
• 缩略suō lüèto contract; to abbreviate; abbreviation
• 缩印suō yìnto reprint (a book etc) in a smaller format
• 缩排suō pái(typesetting) to indent
• 缩放suō fàngscaling; resizing; zoom (graphics)
• 缩格suō gé(typesetting) to indent
• 缩称suō chēngabbreviation; short form
• 缩约suō yuēcontraction (in grammar); abbreviation
• 缩紧suō jǐnto tighten; to contract; to shrink in
• 缩编suō biānto downsize (an organization, military unit etc); to abridge (a work, TV program etc)
• 缩表suō biǎoto reduce the balance sheet
• 缩语suō yǔabbreviated word; acronym
• 缩进suō jìnto retreat into; to draw back into; (typography) to indent
• 缩印本suō yìn běncompact edition (of a dictionary etc)
• 缩略图suō lüè túthumbnail (computing)
• 缩略字suō lüè zìabbreviated character
• 缩略语suō lüè yǔabbreviated word; acronym
• 缩小模型suō xiǎo mó xíngminiature

Words containing 缩

• 压缩yā suōto compress; compression
• 收缩shōu suōto pull back; to shrink; to contract
• 萎缩wěi suōto wither; to dry up (of a plant); to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
• 退缩tuì suōto shrink back; to cower
• 浓缩nóng suōto concentrate; to condense; (nuclear energy) to enrich; espresso coffee (abbr. for 意式浓缩咖啡
• 蜷缩quán suōto curl up; to huddle; to cower
• 紧缩jǐn suō(economics) to reduce; to curtail; to cut back
• 伸缩shēn suōto lengthen and shorten; flexible; adjustable
• 畏缩wèi suōto cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
• 压缩机yā suō jīcompactor; compressor
• 瑟缩sè suōto curl up shivering (from cold); timid and trembling (in fear); to shrink
• 微缩wēi suōcompact; micro-; miniature
• 简缩jiǎn suōabbreviation; short form
• 通缩tōng suō(economics) deflation (abbr. for 通货紧缩
• 可压缩kě yā suōcompressible
• 压缩包yā suō bāo(computing) compressed archive file
• 压缩器yā suō qìcompressor
• 压缩比yā suō bǐcompression ratio
• 收缩压shōu suō yāsystolic blood pressure
• 热缩管rè suō guǎnheat shrink tubing (aka heatshrink) (shrinkable plastic tube used to insulate wires)
• 解压缩jiě yā suōto decompress; decompression (esp. computer)
• 删简压缩shān jiǎn yā suōto simplify and condense (a text); abridged
• 数据压缩shù jù yā suōdata compression
• 有损压缩yǒu sǔn yā suō(computing) lossy compression

Characters that look like 缩

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 缝féngto sew; to stitch
• 瑜yúexcellence; luster of gems
• 酶méienzyme; ferment
• 塘tángdyke; embankment; pool or pond
• 楣méilintel; crossbeam
• 鲔wěilittle tuna; Euthynnus alletteratus

Sounds the same

Read suō, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 唆(bound form) to incite; to instigate
• 嗦to suck; used in 啰嗦; used in 哆嗦
• 梭(textiles) shuttle
• 莎used in 莎草
• 娑(phonetic); see 婆娑
• 羧carboxyl radical (chemistry)
• 蓑rain coat made of straw etc
• 嗍to suck; Taiwan pr. shuò
• 睃to throw a glance at; to peer at; Taiwan pr. jùn
• 桫horse chestnut; Stewartia pseudocamellia (botany)
• 傞uneven; unsteady (in dancing)
• 蹜walk carefully