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Character Decomposition
省=少+目
Etymology
division
Meanings2 pronunciations
shěng
to save; to economize; to be frugal
to omit; to delete; to leave out
province
provincial capital
a ministry (of the Japanese government)
xǐng
(bound form) to scrutinize
(bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct)
(bound form) to come to realize
(bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
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Words with 省 423 total
to reflect upon oneself · to examine one's conscience · to question oneself · to search one's soul反省fǎn xǐngthrifty; economical; sparing俭省jiǎn shěngto reflect upon oneself · introspection内省nèi xǐngconvenient省便shěng biànto examine · to cast a critical eye over (especially in the context of introspection)省察xǐng chá
Idioms with 省 21 total Chain
to lose consciousness · unconscious · in a coma不省人事bù xǐng rén shìmorning and evening visits to parents晨昏定省chén hūn dìng xǐngto provide food for thought (idiom) · thought-provoking发人深省fā rén shēn xǐngself-introspection · examine oneself by self-reflection反躬自省fǎn gōng zì xǐngseeing to bed in the evening and visiting in the morning (ancient filial duty)昏定晨省hūn dìng chén xǐng
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