降 (jiàng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

jiàng to descend, to fall; to drop, to lower 8 strokes · Radical 阝 (place) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)

👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 降 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced jiàng.

to descend
to fall
to drop
to lower

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

降 — 8 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图（数字为下笔顺序）。

Decomposition

降 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

降 =

阝 left place

夅 right to descend

Radical

The radical of 降 is 阝 — meaning place. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 部际随队郊陪险.

How the character is built

降 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 阝 (hill) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 夅 originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 降

降 jiàng to fall; to drop; to land

明天气温会降五度。

Míngtiān qìwēn huì jiàng wǔ dù.

The temperature will drop five degrees tomorrow.

降低 jiàngdī to reduce; to lower

超市降低了蔬菜的价格。

Chāoshì jiàngdī le shūcài de jiàgé.

The supermarket lowered vegetable prices.

降价 jiàngjià to reduce price; price drop

这款手机降价了。

Zhè kuǎn shǒujī jiàngjià le.

This phone has been discounted.

降落 jiàngluò to land; to descend

飞机安全降落在机场。

Fēijī ānquán jiàngluò zài jīchǎng.

The plane landed safely at the airport.

降温 jiàngwēn to cool down; temperature drop

明天要大幅降温。

Míngtiān yào dàfú jiàngwēn.

There will be a big temperature drop tomorrow.

下降 xiàjiàng to decline; to fall; to decrease

最近房价有所下降。

Zuìjìn fángjià yǒusuǒ xiàjiàng.

Housing prices have declined recently.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

降 appears in 15 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

这样做可以减少塑料袋的使用数量，降低白色垃圾带来的污染。

From Mock Exam 19 →

Tasks Featuring 降 / 相关任务

Words containing 降 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论经济现象

Economic Phenomena · 降低

📚 谈论自然情况

Nature & Geography · 降温

📚 交流购物体验、商业活动内容

Shopping Experiences · 降价

📚 谈论交通出行

Transportation & Travel · 降落

FAQ

What does 降 mean in Chinese?

降 (jiàng) means to descend, to fall; to drop, to lower. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 降 have?

降 is written in 8 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 降?

The radical of 降 is 阝 (place). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 部, 际, 随, 队, 郊.

What is the pinyin for 降?

降 is pronounced jiàng.

What HSK 4 words use 降?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 降 appears in 6 words, including 降 (jiàng), 降低 (jiàngdī), 降价 (jiàngjià), 降落 (jiàngluò). See the full list above.