省 - xǐng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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9 strokes
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省

xǐng

Definition

to inspect
to examine
to be aware
to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)

Other pronunciations

shěng

to save (money)
province

Character Decomposition

Related words (13)

省事

xǐng shì

to handle administrative work

省亲

xǐng qīn

to visit one's parents

省察

xǐng chá

to examine; to cast a critical eye over (especially in the context of introspection)

省悟

xǐng wù

to wake up to reality; to come to oneself; to realize; to see the truth

省视

xǐng shì

to call upon; to inspect

内省

nèi xǐng

to reflect upon oneself; introspection

反省

fǎn xǐng

to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul

归省

guī xǐng

to go home for a visit; to return to one's parents' home to pay respects

自省

zì xǐng

to examine oneself; to reflect on one's shortcomings; introspection; self-awareness; self-criticism

内省性

nèi xǐng xìng

introversion; introspective

不省人事

bù xǐng rén shì

to lose consciousness; unconscious; in a coma

昏定晨省

hūn dìng chén xǐng

seeing to bed in the evening and visiting in the morning (ancient filial duty)

晨昏定省

chén hūn dìng xǐng

morning and evening visits to parents; cf 昏定晨省

Idioms (1)

发人深省

fā rén shēn xǐng

to provide food for thought (idiom); thought-provoking

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