00557 Chinese character of 減 and pronounce gaam2

The Chinese character【減】that we will talk about today is a word that describes an action or process. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Reduce or shrink.

This section provides the pronunciation of the Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【減】:jiǎn

Cantonese Jyutping of 【減】:gaam2

This section presents general background information on the Chinese character 【減】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【減】, for example:Describe an action or process , It means mainly to reduce or shrink .Since Chinese characters carry vast meanings, some subtle aspects and specific applications might not be fully detailed in this explanation.

【減】exists independently, yet its interaction with other words enriches expressions, such as【減少、縮減】(Mandarin Pinyin:jiǎn shǎo 、suō jiǎn/ Cantonese Jyutping:gaam2 siu2 、suk1 gaam2)

It takes 12 strokes to write this character,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Below is a sample sentence featuring this character in real usage.:


公司決定減少員工的工作量。

The company decided to reduce the workload of its employees.


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