shěng

province; to save; to economize

HSK 4 #666

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 666th character
Radical ⽬ (109.4)
Strokes 9
Index # 1474

Definitions

省 shěng
  1. 1. province
  2. 2. to save
  3. 3. to economize
  4. 4. to omit
  5. 5. to leave out
  6. 6. to do without
  7. 7. (archaic) central government department
省 xǐng
  1. 1. to examine
  2. 2. to inspect
  3. 3. to be aware
  4. 4. to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)

Stroke order

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Words containing 省

Word Meaning
to save; saving; to use sparingly
to leave out; an omission
provincial capital
to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience
to lose consciousness; unconscious; in a coma
to save money
to save trouble; to simplify matters
to handle administrative work
to save (time, trouble etc); to omit; to make unnecesary
to avoid; so as to save (money or time)
worry-free; to cause no trouble; to be spared worry
thought-provoking; to provide food for thought (idiom)
ellipsis (punct.)
province
to live frugally; to scrimp and save
to save effort; to save labor
governor of a province
introspection; to examine oneself
to reflect upon oneself; introspection
the whole province
provincial capital
thrifty; economical; sparing
Ontario province, Canada
Hunan Province in south central China
Sichuan Province in southwest China
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