jiǎn

frugal; thrifty; needy

Character data

Radical ⼈ (9.13)
Strokes 15
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

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

Words containing 儉

Word Meaning
to run a school diligently and thriftily
to run an organization diligently and thriftily
to work part time while studying; work-study program
hard to go from luxury back to thrift
easy to love 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 live frugally; to scrimp and save
to know how to be economical (idiom)
frugal; economical
to live frugally (idiom)
to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures (idiom)
fancy or simple according to sb's budget (idiom)