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

abbreviation / to abridge

to curtail / to cut down

to cut / to reduce

to shrink (in the wash) / fig. to shrink (of profits etc)

miniature version of sth / microcosm / epitome / (Tw) to microfilm

(typesetting) to indent

scaling / resizing / zoom (graphics)

time-lapse photography

(typesetting) to indent

peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH) / same as 肽[tai4]

to shrink into

peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH)

microfiche

to contract / to abbreviate / abbreviation

thumbnail (computing)

abbreviated character

abbreviated word / acronym

contraction (in grammar) / abbreviation

to tighten / to contract / to shrink in

to huddle together / to curl up

Sentences with 缩

缩 currently does not appear in any sentence.