降 jiàng

1. jiàng verb to descend; to fall; to drop
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 落下 (CC-CEDICT '降'; FE '降' jiàng 1; Guoyu '降' jiàng v 1; Kroll 2015 '降' 1, p. 201; Mathews 1931 '降', p. 88; Unihan '降'; XHZD '降' 1)
2. jiàng verb to degrade
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '降' 1b, p. 201)
3. jiàng proper noun Jiang [jupiter station]
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In Chinese traditional astronomy (Kroll 2015 '降' 2, p. 202)
4. jiàng verb to confer; to bestow; to give
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 给予 (Guoyu '降' jiàng v 3)
5. jiàng verb to reduce; to decline
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 降低 (CC-CEDICT '降'; FE '降' jiàng 4; Guoyu '降' jiàng v 4; Unihan '降'; XHZD '降' 2)
6. jiàng verb to condescend
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (FE '降' jiàng 3; Guoyu '降' jiàng v 2; Kroll 2015 '降' 1a, p. 201; )
7. jiàng verb to surrender
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (FE '降' jiàng 5; Mathews 1931 '降', p. 88)
8. jiàng proper noun Jiang
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (XHZD '降' 3)
9. xiáng verb to surrender
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 投降 (CC-CEDICT '降'; FE '降' xiáng 1; Guoyu '降' xiáng v 1; Kroll 2015 '降' xiáng, p. 202; Mathews 1931 '降', p. 89)
10. xiáng verb to conquer; to subdue
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 制服 (CC-CEDICT '降'; FE '降' xiáng 2; Guoyu '降' xiáng v 2)
11. jiàng verb subdue; vijaya
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: vijaya, Japanese: kou (BCSD '降', p. 1211; MW 'vijaya'; SH '降', p. 317; Unihan '降')

Contained in

• 不降恶道(不降惡道) not falling into a lower realm
• 金刚顶瑜伽降三世成就极深密门(金剛頂瑜伽降三世成就極深密門) Vajraśekhara-yoga's Very Highest and Secret Methods of Trailokyavijaya Siddhi; Jingang Ding Yujia Jiang San Shi Chengjiu Ji Shen Mi Men
• 释迦牟尼佛成道在菩提树降魔赞(釋迦牟尼佛成道在菩提樹降魔讚) Shijiamouni Fo Cheng Dao Zai Puti Shu Jiangmo Zan; Verses on Sakyamuni Buddha's Enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree and Vanquishing of Mara
• 皇帝降诞日于麟德殿讲大方广佛华严经玄义一部(皇帝降誕日於麟德殿講大方廣佛華嚴經玄義一部) Huangdi Jiang Dan Ri Yu Lin De Dian Jiang Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Xuan Yi Yi Bu
• 兜率降下 come down from the Tuṣita Heaven
• 降诞(降誕) anniversary of the Birth of the Buddha
• 佛说金刚手菩萨降伏一切部多大教王经(佛說金剛手菩薩降伏一切部多大教王經) Śrīsarvabhūtaḍāmaratantrasūtra; Fo Shuo Jingang Shou Pusa Xiangfu Yiqie Bu Duo Da Jiao Wang Jing
• 降伏其心 to restrain one's thoughts
• 两岸降伏「非典」国泰民安世界和平祈福大法会(兩岸降伏「非典」國泰民安世界和平祈福大法會) Cross-Strait Eradication of Sars: A Blessing for Human Well-being And World Peace Dharma Service
• 魔若魔民不能降伏 He cannot be crushed by Mara, or by Mara's associates
• 降龙罗汉(降龍羅漢) Nandimitra; the Dragon Subduing Arhat
• 降三世明王 Wisdom King Conqueror of the Three Worlds; Trailokyavijaya Vidyaraja
• 将军三洲施感应 宝杆六道降魔军(將軍三洲施感應 寶杆六道降魔軍) The general heeds the calls of the Three Continents; His treasure staff subdues Mara's armies in the Six Realms.

Also contained in

降噪 、 降乩 、 调降 、 缓降器 、 降阶 、 降祉 、 誓死不降 、 招降 、 招降纳叛 、 一物降一物 、 降心相从 、 以降 、 降息 、 降世 、 夜幕降临 、 降临 、 人工降雨 、 普降 、 受降仪式 、 降落 、 投降 、 无条件投降 、 迫降 、 降温 、 谪降 、 降解 、 纳降 、 降调 、 降序 、 降旗 、 降凡 、 贬降 、 升降机 、 升降 、 降将 、 降表 、 诈降 、 降雨

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 2 Mahāmeghasūtra (Da Yun Lun Qing Yu Jing) 大雲輪請雨經 — count: 43 , has English translation , has parallel version
• Scroll 1 Mahāmeghasūtra (Dafang Guangdeng Da Yun Jing Qing Yu Pin Di Liu Shi Si) 大方等大雲經請雨品第六十四 — count: 43
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 29
• Scroll 1 San Guo Yi Shi 三國遺事 — count: 26
• Scroll 3 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 26
• Scroll 1 Monijiao Xia Bu Zan 摩尼教下部讚 — count: 23
• Scroll 2 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 22
• Scroll 5 Māyājālamahātantra (Fo Shuo Yujia Da Jiao Wang Jing) 佛說瑜伽大教王經 — count: 22 , has English translation
• Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 22
• Scroll 2 San Guo Yi Shi 三國遺事 — count: 21

Collocations

• 差降 (差降) 漸次差降 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 2 — count: 36
• 降安乐 (降安樂) 頗得人上之法而有差降安樂住止耶 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 30
• 天降 (天降) 天降微雨 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 2 — count: 14
• 降大 (降大) 善降大魔軍 — Sutra on Śakra's Questions (Dishi Suo Wen Jing) 帝釋所問經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
• 能降 (能降) 不以兵杖弓劒能降他軍 — Sutra of the Seven Buddhas 七佛經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
• 降大雨 (降大雨) 彌滿世界而降大雨 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 8
• 降怨 (降怨) 名為降怨 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 10 — count: 6
• 名曰降 (名曰降) 名曰降怨 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 10 — count: 5
• 降王 (降王) 次更降王 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 10 — count: 5
• 降四 (降四) 護一降四 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 51 — count: 5