俭用

to skimp / to be frugal

Characters and words in 俭用

frugal / thrifty / needy

俭 = 亻 + 佥 : General Fu Qian (佥) is a very rich and respected general, but he still lives very frugal (俭). To amuse himself he merely visits the anthill's bar (an3) and puts one arm around Joan of Arc (ji) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) respectively.

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用

yòng = yu + (e)ng4

to use / to employ / to have to / to eat or drink / expense or outlay / usefulness / hence / therefore

Add a new mnemonic for 用 = 丨 + 月

用 = 丨 + 月 : Mnemonic symbol: a first aid kit. Can you see the cross on the container?

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用 = 丨 + 月 : Yu the Great hurt her leg when she slipped in the engine's bathroom. The moon helps her to splint her leg using the bathroom's first aid kit and a dinosaur bone.

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