省

shěng, xǐng

to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)

Radical: 目 HSK 2 n, v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

省 decomposes into the following components:

少 目

Semantic component: 目; phonetic component: 少.

Words containing 省

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 省.

俭省
jiǎn shěng
thrifty
全省
quán shěng
the whole province
内省
nèi xǐng
反省
fǎn xǐng
to engage in introspection
外省
wài shěng
归省
guī xǐng
go home for a visit
猛省
měng xǐng
省事
xǐng shì
to simplify matters
省事
shěng shì
to simplify matters
省亲
xǐng qīn
to visit one's parents
省份
shěng fèn
province
省会
shěng huì
provincial capital

Related characters (radical 目)

Characters that share the radical 目.

目 盯 盱 盲 直 相 盹 盼 盾 眄 眇 眈 眉 看 県 眍 眔 眙 眚 真 眠 眢 眥 眦

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