Mnemonic comic for

Translation

shěng = sh + (e)ng3: to save / to economize / to do without / to omit / to leave out / province / (archaic) central government department

Mnemonic

Sherlock Holmes (sh) opened a new office in the engine ((e)ng3), and to celebrate it he distributed saving (省) vouchers with little smileys (少) on them. Shortly afterwards the eye of providence (目) visits his office, all of the vouchers in his hands to save (省) on the bill, demanding Sherlock's services.

Loading...

All translations for 省

shěng = sh + (e)ng3
to save / to economize / to do without / to omit / to leave out / province / (archaic) central government department
Loading mnemonics…
xǐng = xi + (e)ng3
to inspect / to examine / to be aware / to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
Loading mnemonics…

Prompt

No prompt available.
Comments
Loading comments...

省 character breakdown

shǎo = sh + ao3
few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom
Loading mnemonics…
shào = sh + ao4
Loading mnemonics…
= mu + Ø4
eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title
Loading mnemonics…
Loading prompt snippets...
Loading hanzi appearances...
Loading word appearances...
Loading sentences...