通缩 tōngsuō deflation Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 通 tōng noun abbreviation of 通货 通貨 tōnghuò currency Money or other means of exchange that circulate in an economy, such as cash or checks缩 縮 suō abbreviation of 紧缩 緊縮 jǐnsuō to reduce to cut back; to reduce; to tighten or curtail, especially in an economic or organizational context