缩称

縮稱
suōchēng
abbreviation; short form

CEDICT

abbreviation; short form

Wiktionary

抽取原词关键性的词素重新组合成缩语。缩称后的词若无原词的相衬，本身无意义。如消费者文教基金会缩称为「消基会」、公平交易法缩称为「公交法」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 缩 suō
  1. to withdraw
  2. to pull back
  3. to contract
  4. to shrink
  5. to reduce
  6. abbreviation
  7. also pr. sù
2 称 chēng
  1. to weigh
  2. to state
  3. to name
  4. name
  5. appellation
  6. to praise

Related entries

简称 jiǎnchēng
  1. to be abbreviated to
  2. abbreviation; short form
科學幻想的簡稱是科幻。

Science-Fiction can be abbreviated as sci-fi.

Source: Tatoeba