缩

suo̅ = su + o1

to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4]

缩 = 宿 + 纟 : The silk worm (纟) heard that there is a new hostel (宿) in front of the observatory (o1) and wants to check it out, but as she notices that the hostel is run by Susan Saint Bernard she slowly but steadily retreats (缩).

缩 character breakdown

缩
- 宿
  - 佰
    - 亻
      - 丨
      - 丿
    - 百
      - 一
      - 白
        
        丶
        
        日
        
        一
        
        囗
  - 宀
    - 丶
    - 冖
- 纟

sù = su + Ø4

old variant of 宿[su4]

宿 = 佰 + 宀 : Susan Saint Bernard (su) runs a hostel (宿) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but tonight it is reserved for all of her kids. Her one hundred kids (佰) graduated from college and are back for a big celebration, each of them wearing their graduation cap (宀).

sù = su + Ø4

surname Su

宿 = 佰 + 宀 : Susan Saint Bernard (su) runs a hostel (宿) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but tonight it is reserved for all of her kids. Her one hundred kids (佰) graduated from college and are back for a big celebration, each of them wearing their graduation cap (宀).

sù = su + Ø4

lodge for the night / old / former

宿 = 佰 + 宀 : Susan Saint Bernard (su) runs a hostel (宿) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but tonight it is reserved for all of her kids. Her one hundred kids (佰) graduated from college and are back for a big celebration, each of them wearing their graduation cap (宀).

xiǔ = xi + ou3

night / classifier for nights

xiù = xi + ou4

constellation

si̅ = s + Ø1

"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]

A silk worm.

Characters with 缩 as component

缩 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 缩

to concentrate (a liquid) / concentration / espresso coffee / abbr. for 意式濃縮咖啡|意式浓缩咖啡

to cower / to flinch / to quail / to recoil

(economics) to reduce / to curtail / to cut back / to tighten / austerity / tightening / crunch

to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance

to curl up shivering (from cold) / timid and trembling (in fear) / to shrink / to cower

enriched uranium

to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally

abbreviation / short form

see 節衣縮食|节衣缩食[jie2 yi1 suo1 shi2]

to reprint (a book etc) in a smaller format

compact edition (of a dictionary etc)

polypeptide, a chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH, a component of protein / same as 多肽[duo1 tai4]

miniature

data compression

(computing) lossy compression

espresso

a device for concentrating (a liquid) / a condenser

heat shrink tubing (aka heatshrink) (shrinkable plastic tube used to insulate wires)

cowering / cringing

to wrinkle / wrinkled up

Sentences with 缩

缩 currently does not appear in any sentence.