減

Derived characters

 * 𣾃 𣼪 𤁙

Glyph origin
Ideogrammic compound and  - to seal off a stream of water, decreasing its flow. is the original character of and also serves as a semantic component.

Definitions

 * 1) to decrease; to subtract; to diminish
 * 2)  to subtract
 * 3) 55th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "diminishment" (𝌼)
 * 4) basic
 * 5)  to sweep (food over to another container)
 * 1)  to sweep (food over to another container)
 * 1)  to sweep (food over to another container)

Suffix

 * 1) reduction

Etymology
From.

Han character

 * 1) Decrease, reduce, lessen