俭

jiǎn

Radical: 亻 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

俭 decomposes into the following components:

亻 佥

Semantic component: 亻; phonetic component: 佥.

Words containing 俭

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 俭.

从俭
cóng jiǎn
俭学
jiǎn xué
to deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education
俭朴
jiǎn pǔ
plain and unadorned
俭用
jiǎn yòng
to skimp
俭省
jiǎn shěng
thrifty
俭素
jiǎn sù
thrifty and plain
俭约
jiǎn yuē
sparing
俭腹
jiǎn fù
lit. empty belly
俭薄
jiǎn bó
to lack the necessities of life
克俭
kè jiǎn
thrift
勤俭
qín jiǎn
hardworking and frugal
悭俭
qiān jiǎn
to be frugal

Related characters (radical 亻)

Characters that share the radical 亻.

㐌 㑇 㑊 㑩 亻 亿 什 仁 仂 仃 仅 仆 仇 仉 仍 仔 仕 他 仗 付 仙 仞 仟 仡

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