省shěng
province. 9 strokes, radical 目, first met in HSK 2.
How to write 省
Strokes 1–4 write 少, then strokes 5–9 write 目.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 省 · the stroke-order rules
What 省 is made of
少 (shǎo, few) and 目 (mù, eye).
目 carries the meaning — division — and 少 carries the sound.
Words that use 省
| 省 | province 指国家下面一级行政区域 这个省的经济发展很快。This province's economy is developing rapidly. Lesson 66, 食物 · 尺璧寸阴与笃志力行 · Punctual Dedication, Deep Reflection & Living Ecology |
| 节省 | to save (resources) 减少不必要的花费或使用 新设计为基地节省了不少支出。The new design helped the base save on running costs. Lesson 298, 学府论道与经世创新 · 经世学林与市井清音 · Academic Scholarship, Civic Transit & Family Order |
| 省钱 | to save money 指少花钱、节约开支 说自己动手做更加省钱。He said doing it yourself works out cheaper. Lesson 641, 圣诞木盒 · 文苑奇葩与学术争鸣 · Literary Gems & Academic Debate |
Characters that share the sound part 少
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 目
All 16 of them, and what the radical means, on the 目 radical page.