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降

jiàng

HSK 4 Character

What 降 means

1. to drop
2. to fall
3. to come down
4. to descend

Other readings

降 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• xiángto surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to conquer; to tame

Example sentences

• 我们投降。
  We surrender.
• 夜幕降临了！
  Yèmùjiànglín le!
  Night has fallen!
• 我宁死不降。
  I would rather die than surrender.
• 他需要降班.
  He needs to be demoted.
• 驻军被迫投降。
  Zhùjūn bèipò tóuxiáng.
  The garrison was forced to surrender.
• 飞机就要降落了。
  Fēijī jiùyào jiàngluò le.
  The plane is about to land.

Words starting with 降

• 降低jiàng dīto reduce; to lower; to bring down
• 降落jiàng luòto descend; to land
• 降临jiàng línto descend; to arrive; to come
• 降价jiàng jiàto cut the price; to drive down the price; to get cheaper
• 降温jiàng wēnto become cooler; to lower the temperature; cooling
• 降生jiàng shēngto be born; arrival of newborn; birth (of a savior or religious leader)
• 降级jiàng jíto demote; to relegate; to degrade
• 降雨jiàng yǔprecipitation; rainfall
• 降落伞jiàng luò sǎnparachute
• 降下jiàng xiàto fall; to drop
• 降幅jiàng fúdegree of reduction (in prices, numbers etc); decline; drop
• 降水jiàng shuǐrain and snow; precipitation (meteorology)
• 降水量jiàng shuǐ liàngprecipitation (meteorology); measured quantity of rain
• 降雨量jiàng yǔ liàngprecipitation; quantity of rainfall
• 降雪jiàng xuěto snow; snowfall
• 降压jiàng yāto reduce the pressure (of a fluid); to lower one's blood pressure…
• 降世jiàng shìlit. to descend to earth (of an immortal); to be born
• 降将xiáng jiàngsurrendered enemy general
• 降序jiàng xùdescending order
• 降息jiàng xīto lower interest rates
• 降服xiáng fúto yield; to surrender
• 降格jiàng géto downgrade; to lower the standard; degrading
• 降火jiàng huǒto decrease internal heat (Chinese medicine)
• 降福jiàng fúblessings from heaven

Words containing 降

• 投降tóu xiángto surrender
• 下降xià jiàngto decline; to drop; to fall
• 从天而降cóng tiān ér jiàng(idiom) to fall from the sky; (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly…
• 升降shēng jiàngrising and falling
• 空降kōng jiàngto drop from the sky; (fig.) to appear out of nowhere; (attributive) airborne
• 起降qǐ jiàng(of aircraft) to take off and land
• 骤降zhòu jiàngto fall rapidly; to plummet
• 霜降Shuāng jiàngShuangjiang or Frost Descends, 18th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 23rd October-6th November
• 以降yǐ jiàngsince (some point in the past)
• 备降bèi jiàng(aviation) to land at an alternate airport
• 势降shì jiàngpotential drop (elec.)
• 受降shòu xiángto accept surrender
• 普降pǔ jiàngprecipitation over a large area; widespread rain
• 纳降nà xiángto surrender; to accept defeat
• 调降tiáo jiàngto lower; to reduce; to cut (prices, interest rates etc)
• 升降机shēng jiàng jīaerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift); lift; elevator
• 反空降fǎn kōng jiànganti-aircraft defense
• 喜从天降xǐ cóng tiān jiàngjoy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news; unlooked-for happy event
• 生物降解shēng wù jiàng jiěbiodegradation
• 圣神降临Shèng shén jiàng línWhit Sunday (Christian Festival celebrating the Holy Spirit)
• 自由降落zì yóu jiàng luòfree fall
• 无条件投降wú tiáo jiàn tóu xiángunconditional surrender
• 圣神降临周Shèng shén jiàng lín zhōuWhitsuntide
• 圣灵降临Shèng líng jiàng línPentecost

Characters that look like 降

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

• 限xiànto limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit
• 择zéto select; to choose; to pick over
• 修xiūto decorate; to embellish; to repair
• 险xiǎndanger; dangerous; rugged
• 绎yìcontinuous; to interpret; to unravel
• 绔kùvariant of 裤

Sounds the same

Read jiàng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 酱thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste
• 匠craftsman
• 将(bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead…
• 绛purple-red
• 强stubborn; unyielding
• 糨(of soup, paste etc) thick
• 弶snare; to snare
• 洚flood
• 浆variant of 糨
• 犟variant of 强
• 匞old variant of 匠
• 夅old variant of 降