縮

Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1) to shrink; to shorten; to contract; to draw in; to reduce
 * 2) to recoil
 * 3)  to step back; to move back
 * 4)  to save; to cut down
 * 5)  timid; cowardly

Kanji

 * 1) to shorten, to shrink, to contract, to shrivel