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降 (jiàng, xiáng) depicts two feet (夂, 止) descending down a hill (阝), directly conveying the original meaning of moving from a higher place to a lower one, as in walking downhill or falling from the sky. The character functions as a phono-semantic compound: the hill radical 阝 establishes the terrain context, while 夅 (jiàng) provides the sound and reinforces the idea of descent with its two downward-pointing foot shapes. From this core sense, it extends to any kind of lowering, temperature, prices, status, and, when pronounced xiáng, to surrender or capitulation in conflict.
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今天温度下降了。
飞机降落在机场。
公司决定降价促销。
天气预报说明天会降水。
为了健康，他降低了糖的摄入量。
由于表现不佳，他被降级了。
夜晚降临，城市亮起了灯光。
在经济危机中，政府被迫降低公共开支。
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