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The character "减" evolved from its traditional counterpart "減", which structurally integrates the water radical (氵) with the component "咸" to phonetically and semantically suggest decrease, as in water levels diminishing. The simplified form substitutes the water radical with the ice radical (冫), a graphical change that streamlines writing while retaining the essential meaning of reduction. Over centuries, the character's meaning has centered on concepts like lessening, lowering, or subtracting, applied across various contexts from everyday language to arithmetic operations.
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五减二等于三。
我要减少糖的摄入。
他每天运动以减肥。
司机在弯道减速。
公司计划削减开支。
学习如何减轻压力很重要。
政府致力于减少碳排放。
通过优化流程，生产效率得到了显著减少。