省 — Chinese character
省
shěng
province; frugal; to save, to leave out
- Pinyin
- shěng
- Radical
- 109 ⽬ (Eye)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 少 目
- Formation
- pictophonetic — division; meaning component 目; sound component 少
- Japanese
- 省 as a kanji
Common words with 省
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全省 | quán shěng | the whole province |
| 省份 | shěng fèn | province |
| 省级 (省級) | shěng jí | (administrative) province-level |
| 节省 (節省) | jié shěng | saving; to save |
| 省委 | shěng wěi | provincial Party committee |
| 省长 (省長) | shěng zhǎng | governor of a province |
| 反省 | fǎn xǐng | to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience |
| 省会 (省會) | shěng huì | provincial capital |
| 省市 | shěng shì | provinces and cities |
| 行省 | xíng shěng | province (old) |
| 省钱 (省錢) | shěng qián | to save money |
| 省略 | shěng lüè | to leave out; an omission |
English words written with 省
省 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 4 · Mencius 5 · Zhuangzi 3 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Analects 1.4
- Analects 2.9
- Analects 4.17
- Analects 12.4
- Mencius 1A.5
- Mencius 1B.4
- Mencius 6B.7
- Zhuangzi The Tao of God
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