Chinese symbol for “lessen”
减少
jiǎn shǎo
Traditional: 減少
to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lessen is 减少 (jiǎn shǎo), defined as: to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “lessen”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 减少.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 减轻 (減輕) | jiǎn qīng | to lighten; to ease |
| 减肥 (減肥) | jiǎn féi | to lose weight |
| 削减 (削減) | xuē jiǎn | to cut down; to reduce |
| 减弱 (減弱) | jiǎn ruò | to weaken; to diminish |
| 缩减 (縮減) | suō jiǎn | to cut; to reduce |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number; amount; somewhat |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | at least; (to say the) least |
| 不少 | bù shǎo | many; quite a few; a good number of |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lessen”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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