suō

contract

Components
糹 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

thread

宿 sound component

宿  Sound component

xiǔxiù

  

lodge, sleep overnight

Evolution

縮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
縮 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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suō

contract, draw in, reduce; to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [sù]

Most common words with 縮
Freq.
Word
Meaning

缩小

to reduce

to withdraw

收缩

to pull back

缩短

to curtail

退缩

to cower