Memory phrase for the character: 俭

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

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several variation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting 匕 person.
佥 together




 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
省吃俭用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng  

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