Chinese symbol for “subtract”
减掉
jiǎn diào
Traditional: 減掉
to subtract; to lose (weight)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for subtract is 减掉 (jiǎn diào), defined as: to subtract; to lose (weight).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “subtract”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 减 (減) | jiǎn | to lower; to decrease |
| 刨 | páo | to dig; to excavate |
| 减去 (減去) | jiǎn qù | minus; to subtract |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 减掉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 卖掉 (賣掉) | mài diào | to sell off |
| 丢掉 (丟掉) | diū diào | to lose; to throw away |
See also: Japanese symbol for “subtract”.
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.