| 降 | 552A00 32A.10-9 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄐㄧㄤˋ [jiang4] (*ㄒㄧㄤˊ [xiang2] ). | ||
| V.i. & t. | (1) Descend, fall, drop, come down: 降落 [jiang4luo4], 降生 [jiang4sheng1], 降凡 [jiang4fan2]↓; 降旨 issue a royal decree; 降旗 [jiang4qi2]↓; 升降 ascend and descend; 升降機 an elevator, a lift; 下降 come down, drop; 空降 to parachute; 降福 to shower blessings on; 降禍 send down calamity; 降臨 condescend to come; 降雨，降雪 it rains, snows (rain, snow is falling). (2) Lower, reduce, curtail, cut down: 降格 [jiang4ge2]↓; 降職 demote; 降價 reduce price; 降革 (of officials) degrade and dismiss; 降調 (of officials) transfer to a lower position. (3) (*[xiang2]) Submit, surrender: 投降 (of troops) surrender to the enemy; 降服 [xiang2fu2]↓; 歸降 return to allegiance; 降將 a general who has surrendered; 降敵go over to the side of the enemy. (4) (*[xiang2]) Subdue, put under control: 降伏 [xiang2fu2]↓; 降龍伏虎 (Buddhism and Taoism) ability to subdue wild animals, (Taoism) ability to control one's passions, physical prowess; 降得住 can be subdued, able to resist the enemy. | |||||
| Words | 1. 降表 *[xiang2biao3], n., a declaration of surrender. 2. 降旗 [jiang4qi2], (1) (*[xiang2qi2]) n., flag of surrender; (2) v.i., lower the flag, as at sunset. 3. 降凡 [jiang4fan2], v.i., (of divine beings) be born incarnate. 4. 降附 *[xiang2fu4], v.i., go over to, come over from, the enemy. 5. 降伏 *[xiang2fu2], v.t., subdue (enemy). 6. 降服 [jiang4fu2], (1) n., mourning garment one grade lower than the ordinary; (2) (*[xiang2fu2]) v.i., lay down arms and surrender to the enemy. 7. 降格 [jiang4ge2], v.i., (1) (LL) (of gods) to grace with presence; (2) condescend: 降格以求 to set one's aim lower than usual, look for (person, thing) without insisting on the best. 8. 降號 [jiang4hao4], n., (mus.) flat (“b”). 9. 降落 [jiang4luo4], v.i., descend, come down, (of airplanes) to land: 降落傘 [jiang4luo4san3], a parachute. 10. 降生 [jiang4sheng1], v.i., be born, see the light of day; 耶穌降生 A.D.; the Incarnation. 11. 降神 [jiang4shen2], v.i., offer sacrifices to the gods and pray for their presence. 12. 降香 [jiang4xiang1], (1) n., a famous perfume, lignaloes; (2) v.i., (of kings) to offer prayer for rain. 13. 降世 [jiang4shi4], v.i., be born into the world. | |||||