The story of 降

fall, descend

降 is composed of the BuShou of 阜 and 夅. 阜 is the picture of terracing or stairs, 夅 depicts two feet walking downwards, so 降 is a picture of two feet walking downstairs.

Vocabulary of 降

  • 投降 (surrender)
  • 降雨 (rainfall)
  • 降職 (to demote)

Classification

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