降 Stroke Order — How to Write 降
降 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 阝, 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.
降 Radical and Character Components
Components:阝夅
降 is a phono-semantic compound: 阝 (hill) carries the meaning, while 夅 indicates the sound.
Radical: 阝 + 6 more strokes
降 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- jiàng
- xiáng
Meanings of 降 in Chinese
1
jiàng降
To fall; to descend; to drop (e.g., temperature, an order).
气温正在下降，请多穿点衣服。
The temperature is dropping, please wear more clothes.
To lower, reduce, decrease, or demote. It implies a reduction in level, price, position, or quantity.
商店决定对部分商品进行降价促销。
The store decided to offer a price reduction promotion on some items.
2
xiáng降
to surrender; to submit
他宁愿站着死，也不愿跪着降
He would rather die standing than surrender on his knees.
To subdue; to tame; to bring under control.
神话中英雄常常需要降伏恶龙。
In myths, heroes often need to subdue evil dragons.
Common Words and Phrases with 降
1
to hail; the falling of hail
昨天下午，山区突然降雹，许多农作物受到了影响
Yesterday afternoon, hail suddenly fell in the mountainous area, affecting many crops.
2
To reduce, lower, or decrease something.
为了保护环境，我们应该努力降低能源消耗。
To protect the environment, we should strive to reduce energy consumption.
3
To lower the pitch or tone.
在和孩子说话时，他总是会不自觉地降调，让语气听起来更温柔。
When speaking with children, he always unconsciously lowers his voice to make his tone sound gentler.
4
Divine favor or visitation, often implying a special divine command or act, sometimes associated with a benevolent presence.
在困境中，人们往往祈祷上天降恩，赐予力量和希望。
In times of difficulty, people often pray for the heavens to bestow grace, granting them strength and hope.
5
To subdue, tame, or vanquish by force.
他通过耐心和技巧，最终降伏了那匹野马。
Through patience and skill, he eventually subdued the wild horse.
6
to lower one's standard, status, or rank
为了追求工作与生活的平衡，他主动要求降格，从管理岗位调到了一线技术职位。
To achieve a better work-life balance, he voluntarily requested to be demoted from a management position to a front-line technical role.
7
A musical symbol (♭) that indicates a note is to be played a semitone lower than its natural pitch.
这首曲子的G音上有一个降号，所以弹奏时需要降低半音。
There is a flat on the G note in this piece, so you need to lower the pitch by a semitone when playing it.
8
To demote; to reduce to a lower rank or grade.
由于连续几个月业绩不佳，他被降级到普通员工。
Due to several months of poor performance, he was demoted to a regular employee.
9
to lower prices
这家商店最近降价了，吸引了很多顾客。
This store recently lowered its prices, attracting many customers.
10
Degradation; the process of breaking down a complex substance into simpler components.
这种塑料需要很长时间才能在环境中完全降解。
This plastic takes a long time to fully degrade in the environment.
11
to descend; to arrive; to come upon
夜幕降临，小镇陷入一片宁静。
As night descended, the small town fell into a state of tranquility.
12
To subdue the dragon and tame the tiger; to overcome powerful adversaries or great difficulties.
他凭借过人的毅力和智慧，在这项复杂的科学项目中降龙伏虎，最终取得了突破性的进展。
With his exceptional perseverance and wisdom, he managed to subdue dragons and tigers in this complex scientific project, ultimately making groundbreaking progress.
13
14
A parachute is a foldable umbrella-shaped device made of lightweight fabric that creates air resistance to slow down the fall of an object or person, typically used for safe landings from aircraft.
他安全地打开了降落伞并平稳着陆。
He safely opened his parachute and landed smoothly.
15
descending powers
请将多项式x³ - 5x + 2x² - 7按照x的降幂排列
Please arrange the polynomial x³ - 5x + 2x² - 7 in descending powers of x.
16
To lower a flag.
每天傍晚，学校的保安都会准时降旗
Every evening, the school's security guard lowers the flag precisely on time.
More words with 降
- pò迫jiàng降forced landing, emergency landing
- qǐng请xiáng降To beg to surrender.
- qiú求xiáng降to beg to surrender
- quàn劝xiáng降persuade to surrender, call for surrender
- shì势jiàng降Decline, Downward trend
- shòu受xiáng降accept surrender
- dì递jiàng降Gradual decrease, Decrement
- huǎn缓jiàng降Slow descent, Gradual lowering
- nà纳xiáng降to accept the enemy's surrender
- qǐ乞xiáng降beg to surrender
- shēng升jiàng降jī机elevator, lift
- pǔ普jiàng降widespread rain or snow
- yòu诱xiáng降induce surrender, persuade to surrender
- zhà诈xiáng降feigned surrender
- jiàng降wēn温cool down, lower the temperature
- jiàng降dào到fall to, drop to
- xiáng降fú服subdue, surrender
- jiàng降shuǐ水precipitation, rainfall
- jiàng降xià下descend, drop
- jiàng降xuě雪snowfall, to snow
Idioms with 降
- jiàng降gé格yǐ以qiú求lower standards to seek
- xiáng降yāo妖zhuō捉guài怪subdue demons and catch monsters
- jiàng降zūn尊yū纡guì贵condescend to humble oneself
- cóng从tiān天ér而jiàng降appear suddenly and unexpectedly
- fú伏hǔ虎xiáng降lóng龙Subdue tigers and conquer dragons
- gǒng拱shǒu手ér而xiáng降surrender submissively
- huò祸cóng从tiān天jiàng降calamity strikes unexpectedly
- míng明shēng升àn暗jiàng降promoted in name but demoted in reality
- xǐ喜cóng从tiān天jiàng降unexpected good fortune
- yū纡zūn尊jiàng降guì贵condescend to associate with lower status
- zhāo招xiáng降nà纳pàn叛recruit bad people for illicit purposes
- jiàng降běn本liú流mò末neglect essentials, focus on trifles
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Open the tool →Questions about 降
What does 降 mean in Chinese?
降 (jiàng) means “To fall” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 降?
降 has 2 pronunciations: jiàng, xiáng.
How many strokes does 降 have?
降 has 9 strokes.
How do you write 降?
降 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 阝. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 降?
The radical of 降 is 阝, and 降 is a phono-semantic compound.