How to write 縮

縮 suō 【動】(verb) 【本义】: 捆束 (original meaning: bind; tie) 【造字法】: 形聲。从糸(mì)，宿聲。糸，細絲，與繩索有關。 (Character formation: pictophonetic. The radical 糸 (mì) relates to fine threads or ropes.) 1. 向後退，往回收：退～。(to retreat, to draw back) [Eng.] Draw back; withdraw; recoil. 2. 由大變小，由長變短：收～。(to change from big to small, from long to short) [Eng.] Contract; shrink. 3. 捆束：「～版以載」。 (to bind) [Eng.] Bind; tie. 4. 直，理直：「自反而～，雖千萬人，吾往矣」。 (to be straight, reasonable) [Eng.] Straight; rational. 5. 濾酒去渣：～酒。 (to filter wine to remove sediment) [Eng.] Filter. 引文 (Quotes): 1. 其繩則直，縮版以載。(The rope is straightened and bound to carry.) - From "Shijing" 2. 縮，亂也。(Shrink, it’s chaotic.) - From "Shuowen Jiezi" 3. 磬階閒縮霤。(In the steps of the qing, there is a reduced base.) - From "Yili" 4. 十純則縮而委之。(If you have ten pure, then reduce and cast it.) - From "Yili" 5. 絞橫三縮一。(Twist horizontally three, shrink one.) - From "Yili" 6. 冠縮縫。(Crown shrink seam.) - From "Liji" 7. 布絞縮者一。(The fabric twisted and shrunk is one.) - From "Liji" Additionally: 1. 收縮 ([En.] contract; shrink) 引: 宋·蘇軾《教戰守》：論戰鬥之事，則縮頸而股慄。(Discussing matters of combat, then draw back your neck and tremble.) 例: 縮慄(冷縮顫慄); 縮氣(收斂氣焰); 縮首(點頭)(Examples include: withdraw in fear; shrink back) 2. 退縮; 退，減 ([En.] draw back; withdraw; recoil) 引: 宋·陸游《過小孤山大孤山》：是日風靜，舟行頗遲。(On this calm day, the boat moved quite slowly.) 例: 縮恧(因羞慚而畏懼瑟縮); 縮退(畏縮退卻)(Examples include: withdraw due to shyness; shrink back in fear.) 3. 節約，節省 ([En.] economize) 例: 節衣縮食 (to economize on clothing and food) 4. 虧欠，不足 ([En.] shorter) 引: 由是以天下公賦為人君私藏。(Thus, the public taxes were hidden by the ruler.) 例: 縮囊(日漸貧困); 縮腹(忍受飢餓)(Examples include: reduce the purse due to falling into poverty; bear hunger.) 5. 濾酒去渣 ([En.] filter) 引: 縮酌用茅，明酌也。(To filter wine with grass, to clarify it.) 例: 縮酒(古代祭祀時，捆束包茅立於前，灌酒於茅束，酒滲而下)(Ancient ritual practice where bundles of grass were used to filter wine.) 6. 取，採取 ([En.] take) 引: 若於目觀則美，縮於財用則匱。(If you observe with the eye, it is beautiful; if you economize, then it is lacking.) 例: 縮屋稱貞(laud an individual for guarding virtue during a woman's time of danger.) 7. 〔～砂密〕多年生草本植物，種子棕色，亦稱「縮砂」。(A perennial herb, with brown seeds, also known as "shrink sand.") [Eng.] Perennial herb, with brown seeds, also known as "shrink sand." 名詞 (Noun) 1. 姓 (surname) 2. 另見 sù (縮砂密) (See also: sù, shrink sand.) 縮 sù 名詞 (noun) 1. 姓 (surname) 2. 另見 sù (縮砂密) (See also: sù, shrink sand.)