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省
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

economize

HSK 2 N2
Human →Actions
shěng
セイ、ショウ
かえり.みる、はぶ.く
성, 생
Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 生 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "eye disease", now written as 眚. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
生 life+ 目 eye =
省 economize
生 Phonetic component
shēng life
life, living, lifetime
The original sound component 生 was corrupted to look like 少 in the modern form.
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目 Meaning component
mù eye
Notes
Similar Characters
眚 disease of the eyes产 give (simp)姓 surname性 sex旌 banner or flag星 star牲 domestic animal甥 sister's child笙 small gourd-shaped musical胜 excel (simp)產 products (trad)産 products (jp)甤 drooping甦 be reborn (trad)青 blue or green盯 stare at盱 wide open eyes盲 blind盹 to doze盼 await hopefully
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
省
Regular
Modern
Chinese
省 [shěng]
to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department
省 [xǐng]
to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
Japanese
省 しょう 同音
  1. nounn-suf ministry; department
  2. nounn-suf province (of China)
  3. n-pref saving; conserving
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
その省は内政問題の行政をつかさどる。
The ministry administers the internal affairs.
Japanese Names
省 あきら
Akira given name
省 かつすけ
Katsusuke unclassified name
省 かつなみ
Katsunami unclassified name
省 かつひら
Katsuhira unclassified name
省 かつべ
Katsube unclassified name
省 かつみね
Katsumine unclassified name
省 さとし
Satoshi male given name
省 さとる
Satoru given name
省 しょう
Shou given name
省 しょうすけ
Shousuke unclassified name
省 しょうへい
Shouhei unclassified name
省 せい
Sei given name
省 せいじ
Seiji unclassified name
省 はぶく
Habuku given name
省 ふみす
Fumisu given name
省 みつむ
Mitsumu female given name
CHINESE WORDS (164)
全省 [quán​shěng] #50,482
the whole province
节省 [jié​shěng] #8,401
saving
节省 [jié​shěng] #8,401
saving
反省 [fǎn​xǐng] #10,160
to reflect upon oneself
不省人事 [bù​xǐng​rén​shì] #11,420
to lose consciousness
省委 [shěng​wěi] #3,500
provincial Party committee
广东省 [Guǎng​dōng​shěng] #4,202
Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yuè], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州
广东省 [Guǎng​dōng​shěng] #4,202
Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yuè], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州
省钱 [shěng​qián] #18,203
to save money
省钱 [shěng​qián] #18,203
to save money
154 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (168)
⭐ 反省 [はんせい] #2,330
reflection
⭐ 省く [はぶく] #8,011
to omit
⭐ 省略 [しょうりゃく] #13,775
omission
⭐ 帰省 [きせい] #16,624
homecoming
手間が省ける [てまがはぶける] #18,979
to save trouble
⭐ 省みる [かえりみる] #21,560
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.)
⭐ 外務省 [がいむしょう] #25,660
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
反省会 [はんせいかい] #26,829
evaluation meeting
厚生労働省 [こうせいろうどうしょう] #36,121
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
反省の色 [はんせいのいろ] #38,841
sign of remorse
158 more items
KOREAN WORDS (7)
귀성
return to the hometown
반성
introspection; self-contemplation
반성문
repentant statement
생략
omission; deletion
성찰
introspection; self-examination
인사불성
unconsciousness; stupor
자성
reflection; self-examination