俭

(bound form) frugal; thrifty

9 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,914 U+4FED

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

亻 (semantic, “person”) + 佥 (phonetic, qiān)

components: 亻佥

thrifty · Heisig RSH #2861

人 person + hootenanny

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 佥

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 佥 (qiān) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
佥 sound component	qiān	all, together, unanimous
脸	liǎn	face, cheek; reputation
险	xiǎn	narrow pass, strategic point
检	jiǎn	to check, to examine, to inspect
验	yàn	to examine, to inspect, to test, to verify
剑	jiàn	sword, dagger, saber
签	qiān	to sign, to endorse; a note, a slip of paper
敛	liǎn	to collect, to extort
睑	jiǎn	eyelid
捡	jiǎn	to pick up, to gather, to collect
殓	liàn	to dress a corpse for burial
硷	jiǎn	alkaline, alkali, lye, salt
莶	xiān	vine
猃	xiǎn	long-snouted dog
裣	liǎn	draw one's hands into sleeve

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
省吃俭用	shěng chī jiǎn yòng	(idiom) to live frugally
克勤克俭	kè qín kè jiǎn	(idiom) industrious and frugal
勤工俭学	qín gōng jiǎn xué	to work part-time while studying; work-study program
丰俭由人	fēng jiǎn yóu rén	fancy or simple according to one's budget
自奉俭约	zì fèng jiǎn yuē	to live frugally
勤俭节约	qín jiǎn jié yuē	(idiom) diligent and thrifty
勤俭务实	qín jiǎn wù shí	hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic
勤俭建国	qín jiǎn jiàn guó	to build up the country through thrift and hard work
俭学	jiǎn xué	to be frugal so that one can pay for one's education
克俭	kè jiǎn	thrifty; frugal
勤俭持家	qín jiǎn chí jiā	hardworking and thrifty in running one's household
俭用	jiǎn yòng	to economize; to be frugal
由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难	yóu jiǎn rù shē yì , yóu shē rù jiǎn nán	(idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy
节俭	jié jiǎn	frugal; economical
俭素	jiǎn sù	thrifty and plain
俭约	jiǎn yuē	frugal; economical; thrifty
俭以养廉	jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián	(idiom) frugality makes honesty
温良恭俭	wēn liáng gōng jiǎn	temperate, kind, courteous and restrained
俭腹	jiǎn fù	lacking in knowledge; ignorant
自奉甚俭	zì fèng shèn jiǎn	(idiom) to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures