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1.

Animated Stroke Order 省

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How to write 省 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

省has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

shěng

to save

verbHSK 4 HSK 3.0 · L5

province

nounHSK 3.0 · L4

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 省

省 stroke order diagram

4.

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5.

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6.

How to Use 省

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 省 works in context.

Saving and omitting

省 + verb/object

In words like 节省 and 省略, 省 (shěng) means to reduce, save, or leave out.

节省 • jié shěng • to economise; save; use sparingly • HSK 5

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 省 is used in context

tā他

jīng经

cháng常

fǎn反

xǐng省

zì自

Information

Pinyinshěng

Meaningto save

Strokes9

Radical目

Traditional省

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Frequency#938

Zhuyinㄕㄥˇ

UnicodeU+7701

CangjieFHBU

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少few

A small (少) eye (目) observes carefully — to inspect, save, or reflect on oneself.

HSK 5

jié节

shěng省

to economise; save; use sparingly

省略 • shěng lüè • leave out; omit; abbreviation • HSK 5

HSK 5

shěng省

lüè略

leave out; omit; abbreviation

省事 • shěng shì • save trouble / convenient • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shěng省

shì事

save trouble / convenient

Province and administration

省 + noun

In words like 省会 and 省份, 省 (shěng) refers to a province or provincial unit.

省会 • shěng huì • provincial capital • HSK 6

HSK 6

shěng省

huì会

provincial capital

省份 • shěng fèn • province • HSK 3.0 · L5

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shěng省

fèn份

province

jǐ己

de的

xíng行

wéi为

。

He often reflects on his own behavior.

tā他

jīng经

cháng常

zì自

shěng省

，

sī思

kǎo考

zì自

jǐ己

de的

bù不

zú足

。

He often reflects on himself, thinking about his own shortcomings.

wǒ我

men们

yīng应

gāi该

jié节

shěng省

yòng用

shuǐ水

bǎo保

hù护

huán环

jìng境

。

We should save water to protect the environment.

zhè这

ge个

shěng省

fèn份

yǐ以

měi美

lì丽

de的

fēng风

jǐng景

wén闻

míng名

。

This province is famous for its beautiful scenery.

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