省(shěng)

HSK 29 strokes
Readingsshěngxǐng

to save

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Character information

Pinyin
shěng / xǐng
Meaning
to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 省 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱少目

In this compound, the meaning comes from 目 (division); 少 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

少shǎo目mù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 省 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 省

Common words using 省 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fǎn反xǐng省
HSK 7-9

to reflect upon oneself

Open 反省 page →
jiǎn俭shěng省

thrifty; economical; sparing

Open 俭省 page →
nèi内xǐng省

to reflect upon oneself; introspection

Open 内省 page →
quán全shěng省

the whole province

Open 全省 page →
bù不xǐng省rén人shì事

to lose consciousness

Open 不省人事 page →
yà亚qí齐shěng省

Aceh province of Indonesia in northwest Sumatra

Open 亚齐省 page →
xìn信dé德shěng省

Sindh province of Pakistan

Open 信德省 page →
bǐ俾lù路zhī支shěng省

Balochistan (Pakistan)

Open 俾路支省 page →

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万且业为主举久乐

From 省’s common words

反俭内全不人事亚

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