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降 (jiàng): To descend — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1. Animated Stroke Order 降

Watch each stroke animate in order, then practice the same sequence by hand.

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How to write 降 — animated stroke order

62 learners have practiced this character

2. Stroke Order Diagrams 降

降 stroke order diagram

3. Character Breakdown

Left-Right
降=阝mound+夅descend

Descending from a mound (阝) with heavy steps (夅), like coming down a hill, to lower or surrender.

4. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 降

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降 handwriting practice sheet - portrait
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5. HSK Vocabulary: 降

HSK words that contain this character.

jiàng dī

降低

to reduce

HSK 4

jiàng luò

降落

to land [plane]; to descend

HSK 4

6. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 降 is used in context

jīn今
wǎn晚
qì气
wēn温
jiāng将
míng明
xiǎn显
jiàng降
wēn温
。

The temperature will drop significantly tonight

shāng商
chǎng场
zhèng正
zài在
jǔ举
xíng行
jiàng降
jià价
cù
fēi飞
jī机
zhèng正
zài在
màn慢
màn慢
jiàng降
luò落
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jī机
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xià

Information

Traditional降
Radical阝
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1075
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄤˋ
UnicodeU+964D
CangjieNLHQ

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促
xiāo销
huó活
dòng动
。

The mall is having a price reduction promotion

。

The airplane is slowly descending.

下
jiàng降
gāo高
dù度
。

The plane is slowly descending in altitude

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