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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
收縮 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
收縮 ＝ 收 ＋ 縮
ㄕㄡ ㄙㄨㄛ · shōusuō
verb — to contract, to shrink, to draw in; to scale back

字源 FORM — what the parts do

收to draw in, to gather (收回)shōu
縮to shrink (縮小)suō
收縮，收回的收，縮小的縮。
關 · Related
縮小suōxiǎoto reduce in size — the same 縮, made small擴張kuòzhāngto expand — the opposite motion