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Characters, words, pinyin or English

降 jiàng to descend

to descend; to lower

How to remember 降: 阝 mound + 夅 to descend = to descend. The kids on the snowy mound watch Dad descend on a sled, wobble and crash, and none of them wants to descend anymore.

  • 744. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 8 strokes
  • Radical 阜

Component breakdown

降 = 阝 mound + 夅 to descend

  • 阝 mound
  • 夅 to descend
The Gushi story

The kids on the snowy mound watch Dad descend on a sled, wobble and crash, and none of them wants to descend anymore.

How it is used

  • Read jiàng: to descend/lower - 降落 (jiàngluò) land (a plane), 下降 (xiàjiàng) decline, 降低 (jiàngdī) reduce.
  • 降价 (jiàngjià) cut prices, 降温 (jiàngwēn) cool down - the "go down" sense.
  • Alt reading xiáng = to surrender: 投降 (tóuxiáng) capitulate - the same character, a different reading and meaning.

Words with 降

Example sentences

  • 飞机降落了。 Fēijī jiàngluò le.The plane has landed.
  • 气温降低了。 Qìwēn jiàngdī le.The temperature has fallen.
  • 电梯在下降。 Diàntī zài xiàjiàng.The elevator is going down.