Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 僉 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (儉)
Simplified (俭)
Notes
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Historical Evolution
倹
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
倹
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
倹
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
倹
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
倹
Regular
Modern
Chinese
俭 / 儉 [jiǎn]
frugal; thrifty; needy
Japanese
economizing; thriftiness; prudence; frugality
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
倹 けん
Ken given name
CHINESE WORDS (41)
节俭 [jiéjiǎn] #27,956
frugal
勤俭 [qínjiǎn] #62,880
hardworking and frugal
省吃俭用 [shěngchījiǎnyòng] #37,203
to live frugally
勤工俭学 [qíngōngjiǎnxué] #49,194
to work part time while studying
俭省 [jiǎnshěng] #56,582
thrifty
勤俭持家 [qínjiǎnchíjiā] #35,668
hardworking and thrifty in running one's household
勤俭节约 [qínjiǎnjiéyuē] #66,638
diligent and thrifty (idiom)
俭朴 [jiǎnpǔ] #36,870
plain and unadorned
勤俭建国 [qínjiǎnjiànguó] #38,077
to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)
克勤克俭 [kèqínkèjiǎn] #47,579
to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (15)
⭐ 倹約 [けんやく] #37,379
thrift
倹約家 [けんやくか] #69,740
thrifty person
質素倹約 [しっそけんやく] #71,868
(practice of) simplicity and frugality
節倹 [せっけん] #108,255
economy
倹 [けん] #114,706
economizing
勤倹 [きんけん] #131,864
industry
倹約令 [けんやくれい] #135,390
laws regulating expenditures
倹しい [つましい] #181,045
thrifty
勤倹貯蓄 [きんけんちょちく] #211,248
thrift and saving
温良恭倹譲 [おんりょうきょうけんじょう] #248,922
cordial, obedient, respectful, modest, and moderate
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