缩
縮suō
#1,302 most
frequent character
to withdraw, to pull back
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
缩 suō has 纟 silk threads as the meaning part and 宿 sù as a sound part. The first meaning was tying something with ropes. From that it grew to pulling back or out, then 'to shrink, contract', and 'to reduce'.
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