ㄕㄥ ˇ

shěng

frugal

省 is a 9 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as shěng in the third tone, however it can also be pronounced as xǐng.

It is made up of the components 少 (few) and 目 (eye).

  • 省
    ㄕㄥ ˇ

    shěng

    frugal

    • 少
      ㄕㄠ ˇ

      shǎo

      few

    • 目
      ㄇㄨ ˋ

      mù

      eye

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I have an eye for the small amount things
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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 省

shěng
xǐng

Definitions for 省 pronounced as shěng

  • to save
  • to economize
  • to do without
  • to omit
  • to leave out
  • province
  • CL:個|个[ge4]

Definitions for 省 pronounced as xǐng

  • to inspect
  • to examine
  • to be aware
  • to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)

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