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省
shěng
1. to save
2. to economize
3. to do without
4. to omit
5. to leave out
6. province
7. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

省
shěng
province; frugal; to save, to leave out
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

省长
shěngzhǎng
governor of a province
行省
xíngshěng
province (old)
缺省
quēshěng
default (setting)
节省
jiéshěng
saving
HSK 5
省钱
shěngqián
to save money
俭省
jiǎnshěng
thrifty
省略
shěnglüè
to leave out
HSK 5
省界
shěngjiè
provincial boundaries
省治
shěngzhì
a provincial capital
省事
shěngshì
to simplify matters
省份
shěngfèn
province
省便
shěngbiàn
convenient
省俭
shěngjiǎn
frugal
省力
shěnglì
to save labor
省劲
shěngjìn
to save labor
省却
shěngquè
to save
省去
shěngqù
to omit
省会
shěnghuì
provincial capital
HSK 6
省垣
shěngyuán
a provincial capital
省城
shěngchéng
provincial capital

Alternate Entries

省
xǐng
introspection / to examine oneself critically / awareness / to visit (an elderly relative)
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
665
Word Frequency Rank
2,248 of 84,292