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省 - shěng

province; save, economize

province; save, economize

How to read 省

Click 省 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshěng
Englishprovince; save, economize
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

省事 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 省份. Please read 省便 one more time.

Common words with this character

to simplify matters; to save trouble
province
convenient
frugal; thrifty

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 省 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 省事 and 省份 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 省.