jiǎn

frugal; thrifty; needy

HSK 6 #2891

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 2891st character
Radical ⼈ (9.7)
Strokes 9
Index # 1567
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

俭 jiǎn
  1. 1. frugal
  2. 2. thrifty
  3. 3. needy

Stroke order

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Words containing 俭

Word Meaning
diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom)
to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
to run an enterprise diligently and thriftily
to run a school diligently and thriftily
to run an organization diligently and thriftily
hard to go from luxury to thrift
easy to live in luxury, hard to live simply
to be frugal
to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)
to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom)
kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle
frugal; to scrimp and save; economic
to know how to be economical (idiom)
to live frugally (idiom)
to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures (idiom)
fancy or simple according to sb's budget (idiom)