一切經音義 32.313

32.313

漸減（下監斬反考聲云減耗也韓詩云減少也說文損也從水咸聲也）。

Gradually waning (漸減; the second character is *jian* + *zhan* [jiǎn]; the *Kaosheng* says: "減 means to diminish and waste away." The *Han Shijing* says: "減 means to reduce." The *Shuowen jiezi* says: "To diminish; it has the water radical and the *xián* sound").