Usage of the character 减

(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

jīngjiǎn

精减

[精減]

to reduce
to pare down
to streamline

cáijiǎn

裁减

[裁減]

to reduce
to lessen
to cut down

jiǎnsù

减速

[減速]

to reduce speed; to slow down

jiǎnyì

减益

[減益]

debuff (gaming)

jiǎnfú

减幅

[減幅]

amount of reduction; size of discount

jiǎnqù

减去

[減去]

minus
to subtract

jiǎnpái

减排

[減排]

to reduce pollutant discharge; to reduce emissions

jiǎnshuì

减税

[減稅]

to cut taxes
tax cut

jiǎnxī

减息

[減息]

to lower the interest rate

jiǎnfù

减负

[減負]

to alleviate a burden on sb

jiǎnchí

减持

[減持]

(of an investor) to reduce one's holdings

jiǎntuì

减退

[減退]

to ebb
to go down
to decline

jiǎnfēn

减分

[減分]

to deduct points; to lose points

jiǎnxiǎo

减小

[減小]

to reduce
to decrease
to diminish

jiǎnzhèn

减振

[減振]

shock absorption
vibration dampening

jiǎnfèng

减俸

[減俸]

to lower salary
to reduce pay

jiǎnchú

减除

[減除]

to reduce
to lessen (pain etc)
to deduct (from taxes)

jiǎnsǔn

减损

[減損]

to impair
to degrade
to decrease
to reduce
to weaken
to detract from
impairment (e.g. of financial assets)

píngjiǎn

平减

[平減]

to deflate
to decrease (number, esp. price)

jiǎnbàn

减半

[減半]

to reduce by half

jiǎnfǎ

减法

[減法]

subtraction

jiǎnhuǎn

减缓

[減緩]

to slow down
to retard

jiǎnféi

减肥

[減肥]

to lose weight

jiǎnzhèn

减震

[減震]

shock absorption
damping

jiǎnmàn

减慢

[減慢]

to slow down

jiǎnqīng

减轻

[減輕]

to lighten
to ease
to alleviate

jiǎnjià

减价

[減價]

to cut prices
to discount
to mark down
price cutting

jiǎndī

减低

[減低]

to lower
to reduce

jiǎnzào

减噪

[減噪]

noise reduction

jiǎntàn

减碳

[減碳]

to reduce carbon emissions

jiǎnjì

减计

[減計]

to write down (i.e. to decrease the expected value of a loan)

jiǎnzhuāng

减妆

[減妝]

makeup box (old)

jiǎnhé

减核

[減核]

nuclear weapons reduction (abbr. for 裁減核武器／裁减核武器 (cáijiǎnhéwǔqì))
disarmament

jiǎnsè

减色

[減色]

to fade
(fig.) to lose luster
(of an event etc) to be spoiled
(coinage) to become debased

jiǎnxíng

减刑

[減刑]

to reduce penalty
shortened or commuted (judicial) sentence

juānjiǎn

蠲减

[蠲減]

to remove or lighten (a tax etc)

zhòujiǎn

骤减

[驟減]

to decrease rapidly; to plummet

jiǎnyuán

减员

[減員]

to reduce the number of personnel
to experience a reduction in the number of personnel

shuāijiǎn

衰减

[衰減]

to weaken
to attenuate

jiǎnpín

减贫

[減貧]

to reduce poverty
poverty reduction

dǐjiǎn

抵减

[抵減]

to claim a credit against
tax reduction

jiǎnxuē

减削

[減削]

to reduce
to cut down

jiǎnhào

减号

[減號]

minus sign - (math.)

jiǎnruò

减弱

[減弱]

to weaken; to diminish

jiǎnlíng

减龄

[減齡]

to become more youthful

jiǎnchǎn

减产

[減產]

to produce less
to reduce output
lower yield

jiǎnxīn

减薪

[減薪]

to cut wages

jiǎnzū

减租

[減租]

to reduce rent

suōjiǎn

缩减

[縮減]

to cut
to reduce

kuānjiǎn

宽减

[寬減]

tax relief

shānjiǎn

删减

[刪減]

to abridge (a text)
to edit out (of a movie)
to cut back (a budget, a curriculum)

jiǎnzāi

减灾

[減災]

to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities)

jiǎnshù

减数

[減數]

(math.) subtrahend

jiǎnshǎo

减少

[減少]

to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

jiǎnsùdài

减速带

[減速帶]

speed bump

jiǎnyáoqí

减摇鳍

[減搖鰭]

fin stabilizer (in ships)
anti-roll stabilizer

jiǎnsùqì

减速器

[減速器]

moderator
reducer (mechanical gearbox)

jiǎnyābìng

减压病

[減壓病]

decompression sickness
the bends
also 減壓症／减压症 (jiǎnyāzhèng)

jiǎnyāzhèng

减压症

[減壓症]

decompression sickness
the bends
also 減壓病／减压病 (jiǎnyābìng)

jiājiǎnhào

加减号

[加減號]

plus-minus sign (±)
plus and minus signs (+ and -)

jiǎnyābiǎo

减压表

[減壓表]

decompression table

jiǎnzhènqì

减震器

[減震器]

shock-absorber

jiǎnzhènxié

减震鞋

[減震鞋]

cushioning shoe

tànjiǎnpái

碳减排

[碳減排]

to reduce carbon emissions

bèijiǎnshù

被减数

[被減數]

(math.) minuend

jiǎndīsùdù

减低速度

[減低速度]

to retard
to decelerate

guāngxiānshuāijiǎn

光纤衰减

[光纖衰減]

optical attenuation

yǒuzēngwújiǎn

有增无减

[有增無減]

to increase without letup
to get worse and worse (idiom)

jiājiǎnchéngchú

加减乘除

[加減乘除]

addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic

bùjiǎndāngnián

不减当年

[不減當年]

(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit
to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever

jiǎnshùfēnliè

减数分裂

[減數分裂]

meiosis (in sexual reproduction)

cáijiǎnjūnbèi

裁减军备

[裁減軍備]

arms reduction

tōugōngjiǎnliào

偷工减料

[偷工減料]

to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
jerry-building
sloppy work

jiǎnyāchéngxù

减压程序

[減壓程序]

decompression schedule

jiǎnyāshíjiānbiǎo

减压时间表

[減壓時間表]

decompression schedule (diving)
also called 減壓程序／减压程序 (jiǎnyāchéngxù)

jiǎndúhuóyìmiáo

减毒活疫苗

[減毒活疫苗]

attenuated live vaccine

fārèbànxuèxiǎobǎnjiǎnshǎozōnghézhēng

发热伴血小板减少综合征

[發熱伴血小板減少綜合徵]

severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)