Chinese symbol for “subtraction”
减法
jiǎn fǎ
Traditional: 減法
subtraction
The closest CC-CEDICT match for subtraction is 减法 (jiǎn fǎ), defined as: subtraction.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 减法.
| 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 |
| 无法 (無法) | wú fǎ | unable to; incapable of |
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “subtraction”.
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.