to save / to economize / to do without / to omit / to leave out / province / (archaic) central government department
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xǐng = xi + (e)ng3
to inspect / to examine / to be aware / to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
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How to pronounce 省

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

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+ (e)ng3 final

In the engine’s living room.

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= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

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+ (e)ng3 final

In the engine’s living room.

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省 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shǎo = sh + ao3
few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom
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shào = sh + ao4
young
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= mu + Ø4
eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title
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Characters with 省 as component

省 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 省

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saving / to save / to use sparingly / to cut down on
to reflect upon oneself / to examine one's conscience / to question oneself / to search one's soul
to lose consciousness / unconscious / in a coma

Sentences with 省

省 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shěng / xǐng

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