jiàng

to drop

to fall; to come down; to descend

hillside steps (阝) + sound (夅) = to descend

The left side, 阝, is a compressed form of 阜, meaning a mound or steps cut into a hillside — evoking descent. 夅 primarily gives the sound jiàng and does not carry independent meaning here.

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今天气温了很多。

jīn tiān qì wēn jiàng le hěn duō。

The temperature dropped a lot today.

飞机开始慢慢到地面。

fēi jī kāi shǐ màn màn jiàng dào dì miàn。

The plane began to slowly descend to the ground.

Words with 降

递降

dì jiàng

to go down by degrees

防暑降温

fáng shǔ jiàng wēn

to prevent heatstroke and reduce temperature

降息

jiàng xī

to lower interest rates

降下

jiàng xià

to fall

降世

jiàng shì

lit. to descend to earth (of an immortal)

降伏

xiáng fú

to subdue

降低

jiàng dī

to reduce; to lower; to bring down

降价

jiàng jià

to cut the price

降噪

jiàng zào

noise reduction

降尘

jiàng chén

dust fall

降压

jiàng yā

to reduce the pressure (of a fluid)

降妖

xiáng yāo

to subdue monsters

More characters with 阝