缩 Stroke Order — How to Write 缩

Stroke Order

缩 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 纟, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

缩 Radical and Character Components

Components:纟宿

缩 is a phono-semantic compound: 纟 (thread) carries the meaning, while 宿 indicates the sound.

Radical: 纟 + 11 more strokes

缩 Pronunciation and Pinyin

suō
sù

Meanings of 缩 in Chinese

suō缩

To draw back; to shrink; to flinch; to recoil.

面对困难，我们绝不能退缩。

Facing difficulties, we must never flinch.

To shrink, contract, or reduce in size/length.

你可以把这张图片缩小，以便更容易地分享。

You can shrink this image to share it more easily.

To bind or bundle things together, often to make them compact or to compile them into a unit.

他将零散的资料缩成一册。

He bound the scattered materials into a single volume.

To be righteous, upright, or justified, especially in one's conscience, as in 'If I examine myself and find myself to be in the right.'

只要我们问心无愧，自问不缩，就能勇敢面对一切挑战。

As long as we have a clear conscience and find ourselves righteous, we can bravely face all challenges.

To strain or filter wine to remove dregs and impurities.

这批酒酿好后，需要缩一缩才能饮用。

After this batch of wine is brewed, it needs to be strained before drinking.

sù缩

When pronounced as 'sù', '缩' is part of '缩砂' (sù shā) or '缩砂密' (sù shā mì), referring to a perennial herb whose seeds (known as 'sha ren') are used in traditional Chinese medicine for digestive issues.

这种药材的正式名称是缩砂，是一种常用的中药。

The formal name of this medicinal material is Suosha, which is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine.

Common Words and Phrases with 缩

suō缩biān编

To reduce the size or strength of an organization, especially an army.

为了应对市场变化，公司决定对部分业务部门进行缩编。

To adapt to market changes, the company decided to downsize some business units.

suō缩bó脖zi子

To shrink back or flinch when faced with difficulties; to be afraid of challenges and retreat.

遇到一点小挫折就缩脖子可不行，要勇敢面对。

It's not good to shrink back at the first sign of a small setback; you need to face it bravely.

suō缩chéng成yī一tuán团

To curl up into a ball or huddle oneself compactly, often because of cold, fear, or tension.

小猫吓得缩成一团，躲在沙发下面

The kitten, startled, curled up into a ball and hid under the sofa.

suō缩chǐ尺

A specialized ruler used in casting to compensate for metal shrinkage, or a reduced scale where drawn dimensions are smaller than actual size.

铸造工人使用缩尺来制作模具，以确保最终铸件的尺寸精确。

Foundry workers use a shrink rule to make molds, ensuring the precise dimensions of the final casting.

suō缩dì地bǔ补tiān天

To transform the heaven and earth; to reform state affairs.

设计师们凭借非凡的想象力，在这片荒芜的角落缩地补天，将其改造成了一个充满艺术气息的文化创意园。

With extraordinary imagination, the designers performed a monumental transformation on this desolate corner, turning it into a culturally vibrant creative park.

suō缩duǎn短

to make something shorter or briefer

他们决定缩短会议时间，以便大家能有更多时间准备下一个项目。

They decided to shorten the meeting so that everyone would have more time to prepare for the next project.

suō缩hén痕

A sink mark is a shallow pit or depression on the surface of an injection molded product, caused by localized internal shrinkage after the gate seals.

这批塑料零件的表面出现了明显的缩痕，需要调整注塑工艺。

The surface of this batch of plastic parts has obvious sink marks, requiring adjustment of the injection molding process.

suō缩huí回

To draw back, recoil, or retract.

她一碰到冰冷的表面，手就缩回去了

As soon as she touched the icy surface, her hand recoiled.

suō缩jiǎn减

to reduce; to cut down

为了应对经济下行，公司决定缩减今年的招聘计划。

To cope with the economic downturn, the company decided to scale back this year's recruitment plan.

suō缩jiǎn简

To condense or shorten, especially speech or writing.

这份报告内容很多，我需要把它缩简成一份摘要。

This report contains a lot of information, I need to condense it into a summary.

suō缩jié节

delaying expenses to accumulate capital

为了积累足够的启动资金，小王决定在未来一年内缩节各项非必要开支。

To accumulate sufficient startup capital, Xiao Wang decided to defer various non-essential expenditures over the next year.

suō缩jié结

A knot, such as a sheepshank, used to shorten a rope.

水手们用缩结将多余的绳子收拢，以免其在甲板上碍事。

Sailors used a sheepshank knot to gather the excess rope, preventing it from getting in the way on deck.

suō缩jǐn紧

to tighten or contract, often referring to muscles or skin, such as puckering one's lips.

天气变冷时，皮肤的毛孔会缩紧

When the weather gets colder, the pores of the skin contract.

suō缩jìn进

To indent means to start a line or a block of text further from the left margin (or sometimes the right margin) than the other lines, often to indicate a new paragraph or a different level of organization.