# 縮

| 縮 | U+7E2E, &#32302; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7E2E |
| ← 縭 [U+7E2D] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 縯 → [U+7E2F] |

## Translingual
### Han character

縮 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 女火十人日 (VFJOA), four-corner 2396$_1$, composition ⿰糹宿)

#### Derived characters

* 𧃴

#### Related characters

* 缩 (Simplified Chinese)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 935, character 27
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27815
* Dae Jaweon: page 1374, character 5
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3448, character 10
* Unihan data for U+7E2E

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 宿 | *suɡs, *suɡ |
| 蓿 | *suɡ |
| 縮 | *sruɡ |
| 樎 | *sruɡ |
| 蹜 | *sruɡ |
| 摍 | *sruɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sruɡ) : semantic 糸 (“string, thread”) + phonetic 宿 (OC *suɡs, *suɡ).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): suō (suo$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): suk$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sok / suk
* Northern Min (KCR): sŏ̤
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sok / siok / soh
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sog$^8$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$soq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: suō
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: suo
*** Wade–Giles: so$^1$
*** Yale: swō
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suo
*** Palladius: со (so)
*** Sinological IPA : /su̯ɔ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: suk$^1$
*** Yale: sūk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: suk$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sug$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /sʊk̚⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sok / suk
*** Hakka Romanization System: sog$^ˋ$ / sug$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: sog$^5$ / sug$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /sok̚²/, /suk̚²/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sŏ̤
*** Sinological IPA : /sɔ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sok
*** Tâi-lô: sok
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sog
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔk̚⁵/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sɔk̚³²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siok
*** Tâi-lô: siok
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siog
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔk̚⁵/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /siɔk̚³²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soh
*** Tâi-lô: soh
*** Phofsit Daibuun: soiq
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /soʔ³²/
* sok/siok - literary;
* soh - vernacular.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit縮 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /suo⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /suo⁵³/ ～小 /suo⁴⁴/ ～回去 |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /suo⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ʂuə⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /suə⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ʂuo²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /suo²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /su⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /suə¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /suə⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /suɤ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /səu²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /so³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /so²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /so³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /soʔ⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /suəʔ⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /suaʔ²/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /suʌʔ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /suaʔ⁴³/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /soʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /soʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /soʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /ɕo²¹³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /suʔ²¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /so⁵/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /səu²⁴/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /so²⁴/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /sɔʔ⁵/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /suk̚¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /siuk̚⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /sok̚⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /suk̚⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /suk̚⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /sɔk̚³²/ /soʔ³²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /sɔuʔ²³/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /sɔ²⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /sok̚⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /sok̚⁵/ /tiak̚⁵/ |
* Middle Chinese: srjuwk
Rime :
| Character | 縮 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 生 (21) |
| Final (韻) | 屋 (4) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 所六切 |
| Baxter | srjuwk |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʃɨuk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʃiuk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʃiuk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʂuwk̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ʃiuk̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ʃĭuk̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ʂi̯uk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | shu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | suk$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]ruk/
    (Zhengzhang): /*sruɡ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 縮 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | suō |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ srjuwk › |
| Old Chinese | /*[s]ruk/ |
| English | shrink |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 縮 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 12107 |
| Phonetic component | 宿 |
| Rime group | 覺 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 縮 |
| Old Chinese | /*sruɡ/ |

#### Definitions

縮
* to shrink; to shorten; to contract; to draw in; to reduce
* to recoil
* (literary, or in compounds) to step back; to move back
* (literary, or in compounds) to save; to cut down
* (dialectal Hakka) timid; cowardly

##### Synonyms

* (to shrink): 抽 (chōu), 收縮／收缩 (shōusuō)

##### Compounds

* 乞乞縮縮／乞乞缩缩
* 伸縮／伸缩 (shēnsuō)
* 伸縮尺／伸缩尺
* 伸縮縫／伸缩缝
* 伸頭縮頸／伸头缩颈
* 坍縮星／坍缩星 (tānsuōxīng)
* 壓縮／压缩 (yāsuō)
* 壓縮性／压缩性
* 壓縮機／压缩机
* 壓縮空氣／压缩空气 (yāsuō kōngqì)
* 展縮／展缩
* 心縮壓／心缩压
* 恧縮／恧缩
* 懨懨縮縮／恹恹缩缩
* 拘拘縮縮／拘拘缩缩
* 抱頭縮項／抱头缩项
* 拱肩縮背／拱肩缩背
* 探頭縮腦／探头缩脑
* 揜揜縮縮／揜揜缩缩
* 搐縮／搐缩
* 收縮／收缩 (shōusuō)
* 斂縮／敛缩
* 殺衣縮食／杀衣缩食
* 減縮／减缩 (jiǎnsuō)
* 濃縮／浓缩 (nóngsuō)
* 濃縮版／浓缩版
* 濃縮鈾／浓缩铀 (nóngsuōyóu)
* 澀縮／涩缩
* 瑟縮／瑟缩 (sèsuō)
* 畏畏縮縮／畏畏缩缩 (wèiwèisuōsuō)
* 畏縮／畏缩 (wèisuō)
* 畏縮不前／畏缩不前 (wèisuōbùqián)
* 盈縮／盈缩
* 眼嵌縮腮／眼嵌缩腮
* 節衣縮食／节衣缩食 (jiéyīsuōshí)
* 節食縮衣／节食缩衣
* 簡縮／简缩 (jiǎnsuō)
* 緊縮／紧缩 (jǐnsuō)
* 縮印／缩印 (suōyìn)
* 縮合／缩合 (suōhé)
* 縮囊／缩囊
* 縮圖／缩图
* 縮圖器／缩图器
* 縮地／缩地
* 縮地補天／缩地补天
* 縮寫／缩写 (suōxiě)
* 縮小／缩小 (suōxiǎo)
* 縮尺／缩尺
* 縮屋稱貞／缩屋称贞
* 縮影／缩影 (suōyǐng)
* 縮影微捲／缩影微卷
* 縮微／缩微
* 縮手／缩手 (suōshǒu)
* 縮手旁觀／缩手旁观
* 縮手縮腳／缩手缩脚 (suōshǒusuōjiǎo)
* 縮朒／缩朒
* 縮栗／缩栗
* 縮水／缩水 (suōshuǐ)
* 縮沙／缩沙
* 縮減／缩减 (suōjiǎn)
* 縮短／缩短 (suōduǎn)
* 縮砂蔤／缩砂蔤
* 縮稱／缩称
* 縮緊／缩紧 (suōjǐn)
* 縮編／缩编 (suōbiān)
* 縮縮／缩缩
* 縮縮朒朒／缩缩朒朒
* 縮衣節口／缩衣节口
* 縮衣節食／缩衣节食
* 縮語／缩语
* 縮酒／缩酒
* 縮頞／缩𱂨
* 縮頭烏龜／缩头乌龟 (suōtóu wūguī)
* 縮頭縮腳／缩头缩脚
* 縮頭縮腦／缩头缩脑
* 縮鼻／缩鼻
* 萎縮／萎缩 (wěisuō)
* 蓄縮／蓄缩
* 蜷縮／蜷缩 (quánsuō)
* 蝟縮／猬缩 (wèisuō)
* 贏縮／赢缩
* 軍縮會議／军缩会议
* 退前縮後／退前缩后
* 退縮／退缩 (tuìsuō)
* 逃避退縮／逃避退缩
* 透視縮影／透视缩影
* 通貨緊縮／通货紧缩 (tōnghuò jǐnsuō)
* 鱉縮頭／鳖缩头
* 龜縮／龟缩 (guīsuō)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sù, suō (su$^4$, suo$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ, ㄙㄨㄛ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sù
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sù
*** Wade–Giles: su$^4$
*** Yale: sù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suh
*** Palladius: су (su)
*** Sinological IPA : /su⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: suō
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: suo
*** Wade–Giles: so$^1$
*** Yale: swō
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suo
*** Palladius: со (so)
*** Sinological IPA : /su̯ɔ⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

縮
* Only used in 縮砂密／缩砂密 (sùshāmì).

##### Compounds

* 縮砂密／缩砂密

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
* to shorten, to shrink, to contract, to shrivel

#### Readings

* Go-on: すく (suku)
* Kan-on: しゅく (shuku, Jōyō)
* Kun: ちぢく (chijiku, 縮く)、ちぢくれる (chijikureru, 縮くれる)、ちぢける (chijikeru, 縮ける)、ちぢかむ (chijikamu, 縮かむ)、ちぢかまる (chijikamaru, 縮かまる)、ちぢこまる (chijikomaru, 縮こまる)、ちぢこめる (chijikomeru, 縮こめる)、ちぢむ (chijimu, 縮む, Jōyō)、ちぢみ (chijimi, 縮み)、ちぢまる (chijimaru, 縮まる, Jōyō)、ちぢめる (chijimeru, 縮める, Jōyō)、ちぢる (chijiru, 縮る)、ちぢれる (chijireru, 縮れる, Jōyō)、ちぢれ (chijire, 縮れ)、ちぢらす (chijirasu, 縮らす, Jōyō)、ちぢらせる (chijiraseru, 縮らせる)

## Korean
### Hanja

縮 (eum 축 (chuk))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

縮: Hán Nôm readings: súc
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