Chinese symbol for “plummet”
骤减
zhòu jiǎn
Traditional: 驟減
to decrease rapidly; to plummet
The closest CC-CEDICT match for plummet is 骤减 (zhòu jiǎn), defined as: to decrease rapidly; to plummet.
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 “plummet”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重挫 | zhòng cuò | devastating setback; slump (in stock market etc) |
| 骤降 (驟降) | zhòu jiàng | to fall rapidly; to plummet |
| 消沉 | xiāo chén | to sink into despondency; (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 骤减.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 步骤 (步驟) | bù zhòu | procedure; step |
| 骤然 (驟然) | zhòu rán | suddenly; abruptly |
| 骤降 (驟降) | zhòu jiàng | to fall rapidly; to plummet |
| 骤雨 (驟雨) | zhòu yǔ | sudden downpour; brief heavy rain |
| 骤变 (驟變) | zhòu biàn | to change suddenly; to change abruptly |
| 减少 (減少) | jiǎn shǎo | to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower |
| 减轻 (減輕) | jiǎn qīng | to lighten; to ease |
| 减肥 (減肥) | jiǎn féi | to lose weight |
See also: Japanese symbol for “plummet”.
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.