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省
xǐng
1. introspection
2. to examine oneself critically
3. awareness
4. to visit (an elderly relative)
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 (11)

行省
xíngshěng
province (old)
自省
zìxǐng
to examine oneself
反省
fǎnxǐng
to reflect upon oneself
内省
nèixǐng
to reflect upon oneself
省亲
xǐngqīn
to visit one's parents
省事
xǐngshì
to handle administrative work
省视
xǐngshì
to call upon
省察
xǐngchá
to examine oneself
省悟
xǐngwù
to wake up to reality
归省
guīxǐng
to go home for a visit
内省性
nèixǐngxìng
introversion

Alternate Entries

省
shěng
to save / to economize / to do without / to omit / to leave out / province / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
HSK 4

Metadata

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