Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 俭
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俭 |
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Meaning |
frugal, thrifty, needless, unadorned |
Pronunciation |
jiǎn |
Explanation |
Left: person 亻, right: together 佥 (A person 人 as one 一 is with three ツ together.) |
Mnemonic
| If it is (enough) for a person to be in a "together", he is frugal. |
Radicals
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亻
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person | (This radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several varation, i.e. a lying person  , a sitting 匕 person.) |
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佥
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together | |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 勤俭 |
qín jiǎn |
hardworking and frugal | | 勤工俭学 |
qín gōng jiǎn xué |
to work part time while studying; work-study program | | 省吃俭用 |
shěng chī jiǎn yòng |
to live frugally; to economize on food and clothing; to scrimp and save |
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