| 縮 | 1433A40 93B.41-5 | 部居  | 畫數 17 | ㄙㄨˋ [su4] (*ㄙㄨㄛˊ [suo2] ). | ||
| V.i. & t. | (sp. pr. *[suo2]) (1) To shrink: 縮小，縮短 [su4xiao3], [su4duan3]↓; 伸縮 stretch and shrink; 伸縮性 flexibility; 緊縮 adj., tight, v.t., to retrench (economy): 緊縮政策 policy of retrenchment; 縮手縮腳 to shrink from doing s.t.; 縮頭縮腦 to hide from sight (as in peeping), to shrink away from situation. (2) To economize: 縮衣節食 to economize on food and clothing; 縮本 a condensed edition (of a book). | |||||
| Adj. | Short (of cash): 縮於財用 lacking in funds. | |||||
| Words | 1. 縮地 [su4di4], v.i., (myth.) magic of shortening distance, by calling forth a distant place at will. 2. 縮短 [su4duan3], (sp. pr. [sou2su4]), v.t., to shorten (s.t.). 3. 縮額 [su4e4], v. i., to knit the brows. 4. 縮合 [su4he0], v.i., (chem.) to condense. 5. 縮酒 [su4jiu3], v.i., (AC) to pass wine through cloth as filter. 6. 縮小 [su4xiao3], (sp. pr. *[sou2xiao3]), v.i. & t., to shrink, condense. 7. 縮寫 [su4xie3], n., abbreviation. 8. 縮手 [su4shou3], v.i., to fold one's hands (helplessly). 9. 縮印 [su4yin4], n. & v.t., to print (books, etc.) on a reduced scale; edition in reduced size. | |||||