to lower / to decrease / to reduce / to subtract / to diminish

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) found that there's a giant popsicle (冫) obstructing the way to the bar inside of the anthill (an3). To clear the way, she reduces (减) the size of the popsicle by scattering salt (咸) all over it.

减 character breakdown

"ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰[bing1], 次[ci4] etc, known as 兩點水|两点水[liang3 dian3 shui3]

Brunhilde (bi) is eating a popsicle (冫) while sitting in front of the engine ((e)ng1).
surname Xian
all / everyone / each / widespread / harmonious
salted / salty / stingy / miserly

= 𠮛 + : Marie Curie decided to go into retreat in the anthill's kitchen, so she blocked the entrance from the inside with her fifth wheel RV. She spent a lot of time on refining a new recipe for radioactive salt, which she finally writes down on a long scroll.

Characters with 减 as component

减 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 减

to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
to lessen / to decrease / to reduce / to lower
to cut down / to reduce / to lower
to subtract / to lose (weight)
to cut / to reduce
to slow down / to retard
to weaken / to attenuate
to reduce / to lessen / to cut down
progressively decreasing / gradually falling / in descending order
to remove or lighten (a tax etc)
to become more youthful
to make considered reductions / discretionary reduction
(PRC) Double Reduction Policy, announced in 2021, aiming to ease pressure on K-12 students by reducing homework and banning for-profit after-school academic classes
to reduce carbon emissions
to reduce / to pare down / to streamline

Sentences with 减

减 currently does not appear in any sentence.