Usage of the character 缩

to withdraw
to pull back
to contract
to shrink
to reduce
abbreviation
also pr. (sù)

suōshuǐ

缩水

[縮水]

to shrink (in the wash)
fig. to shrink (of profits etc)

guīsuō

龟缩

[龜縮]

to withdraw
to hole up

suōbiǎo

缩表

[縮表]

to reduce the balance sheet

suōyǔ

缩语

[縮語]

abbreviated word
acronym

wēisuō

微缩

[微縮]

compact
micro-
miniature
to miniaturize

suōxiōng

缩胸

[縮胸]

breast reduction
reduction mammaplasty

wèisuō

畏缩

[畏縮]

to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil

nóngsuō

浓缩

[濃縮]

to concentrate (a liquid)
concentration
espresso coffee
abbr. for 意式濃縮咖啡／意式浓缩咖啡

jǐnsuō

紧缩

[緊縮]

(economics) to reduce
to curtail
to cut back
to tighten
austerity
tightening
crunch

suōlüè

缩略

[縮略]

to contract
to abbreviate
abbreviation

sèsuō

瑟缩

[瑟縮]

to curl up shivering (from cold)
timid and trembling (in fear)
to shrink
to cower

suōjǐn

缩紧

[縮緊]

to tighten
to contract
to shrink in

shōusuō

收缩

[收縮]

to pull back
to shrink
to contract
(physiology) systole

suōyīn

缩阴

[縮陰]

to make the vagina tighter

jiǎnsuō

简缩

[簡縮]

abbreviation
short form

suōyìn

缩印

[縮印]

to reprint (a book etc) in a smaller format

suōchéng

缩成

[縮成]

to shrink into

suōyǐng

缩影

[縮影]

miniature version of sth
microcosm
epitome
(Tw) to microfilm

níngsuō

凝缩

[凝縮]

to condense
to concentrate
compression
concentration

yāsuō

压缩

[壓縮]

to compress; compression

dǒusuō

抖缩

[抖縮]

to cower
to tremble

suōxiě

缩写

[縮寫]

abbreviation
to abridge

suōjìn

缩进

[縮進]

to retreat into; to draw back into
(typography) to indent

tōngsuō

通缩

[通縮]

(economics) deflation (abbr. for 通貨緊縮／通货紧缩 (tōnghuòjǐnsuō))

suōfàng

缩放

[縮放]

scaling
resizing
zoom (graphics)

gōngsuō

宫缩

[宮縮]

contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)

luánsuō

挛缩

[攣縮]

(medicine) (verb and noun) contracture

suōyuē

缩约

[縮約]

contraction (in grammar)
abbreviation

quánsuō

蜷缩

[蜷縮]

to curl up
to huddle
to cower
cringing

suōpái

缩排

[縮排]

(typesetting) to indent

wěisuō

萎缩

[萎縮]

to wither
to dry up (of a plant)
to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)

shēnsuō

伸缩

[伸縮]

to lengthen and shorten
flexible
adjustable
retractable
extensible
telescoping (collapsible)

suōjiǎn

缩减

[縮減]

to cut
to reduce

suōxiǎo

缩小

[縮小]

to reduce; to decrease; to shrink

suōgé

缩格

[縮格]

(typesetting) to indent

suōduǎn

缩短

[縮短]

to shorten; to reduce; to curtail

zhòusuō

皱缩

[皺縮]

to wrinkle
wrinkled up

tuìsuō

退缩

[退縮]

to shrink back; to cower

jiěyāsuō

解压缩

[解壓縮]

to decompress
decompression (esp. computer)

shōusuōyā

收缩压

[收縮壓]

systolic blood pressure

yóunóngsuō

铀浓缩

[鈾濃縮]

uranium enrichment

suō'ānsuān

缩氨酸

[縮氨酸]

peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH)

yāsuōbāo

压缩包

[壓縮包]

(computing) compressed archive file

yāsuōqì

压缩器

[壓縮器]

compressor

rèsuōguǎn

热缩管

[熱縮管]

heat shrink tubing (aka heatshrink) (shrinkable plastic tube used to insulate wires)

suōlüèyǔ

缩略语

[縮略語]

abbreviated word
acronym

nóngsuōyóu

浓缩铀

[濃縮鈾]

enriched uranium

suōyìnběn

缩印本

[縮印本]

compact edition (of a dictionary etc)

yāsuōbǐ

压缩比

[壓縮比]

compression ratio

shēnsuōxìng

伸缩性

[伸縮性]

flexibility

suōlüètú

缩略图

[縮略圖]

thumbnail (computing)

kěyāsuō

可压缩

[可壓縮]

compressible

suōlüèzì

缩略字

[縮略字]

abbreviated character

yāsuōjī

压缩机

[壓縮機]

compactor
compressor

shānjiǎnyāsuō

删简压缩

[刪簡壓縮]

to simplify and condense (a text)
abridged

suōchéngyītuán

缩成一团

[縮成一團]

to huddle together
to curl up

jǐnyīsuōshí

紧衣缩食

[緊衣縮食]

see 節衣縮食／节衣缩食 (jiéyīsuōshí)

suōxiǎomóxíng

缩小模型

[縮小模型]

miniature

nóngsuōkāfēi

浓缩咖啡

[濃縮咖啡]

espresso

suōtóuwūguī

缩头乌龟

[縮頭烏龜]

a turtle that pulls its head in
(fig.) coward
chicken

yǒusǔnyāsuō

有损压缩

[有損壓縮]

(computing) lossy compression

suōduō'ānsuān

缩多氨酸

[縮多氨酸]

polypeptide, a chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH, a component of protein
same as 多肽 (duōtài)

wèiwèisuōsuō

畏畏缩缩

[畏畏縮縮]

cowering
cringing

shùjùyāsuō

数据压缩

[數據壓縮]

data compression

suōshíshèyǐng

缩时摄影

[縮時攝影]

time-lapse photography

wèisuōbùqián

畏缩不前

[畏縮不前]

to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance

suōshǒusuōjiǎo

缩手缩脚

[縮手縮腳]

bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained

dīnóngsuōyóu

低浓缩铀

[低濃縮鈾]

low-enriched uranium (LEU)

suōyījiéshí

缩衣节食

[縮衣節食]

to economize on clothes and food
to scrimp and save (idiom)

wēisuōjiāojuǎn

微缩胶卷

[微縮膠捲]

microfilm

jiéyīsuōshí

节衣缩食

[節衣縮食]

to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally

suōwēipíngpiàn

缩微平片

[縮微平片]

microfiche

tōnghuòjǐnsuō

通货紧缩

[通貨緊縮]

deflation

gāonóngsuōyóu

高浓缩铀

[高濃縮鈾]

highly enriched uranium (HEU)

shēnsuōlǎba

伸缩喇叭

[伸縮喇叭]

trombone

línzhèntuìsuō

临阵退缩

[臨陣退縮]

to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
to get cold feet

shǒuzìmǔsuōxiě

首字母缩写

[首字母縮寫]

acronym

jīròuwěisuōzhèng

肌肉萎缩症

[肌肉萎縮症]

muscular dystrophy

xīnzàngshōusuōyā

心脏收缩压

[心臟收縮壓]

systolic blood pressure