懂中文 Dong Chinese

降

jiàng, xiáng

descend

Depicts two feet (夂、止) descending down a hill (阝).

Components
阝 iconic component

阝  Iconic component

fù

  

hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜. Depicts a hill.

夂 iconic component

夂  Iconic component

zhǐ

  

go

Depicts a foot walking down a hill.

止 iconic component

止  Iconic component

zhǐ

  

(foot), stop

Depicts a foot walking down a hill.

Evolution

降 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
降 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
降 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
降 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
降 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

降  

jiàng

descend, fall, drop; lower, down; to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend

降  

xiáng

to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame

Most common words with 降
Freq.
Word
Meaning

下降

to decline

降低

to reduce

降

to drop

降落

to descend

投降

to surrender