儉
儉 character breakdown
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
亻
=
丿
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丨
:
Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.
Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).
Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).
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佥
=
亼
+
⺍
+
一
:
Mnemonic symbol: General 傅佥.
The Queen of Hearts wants to drive all the cats out of the anthill. Outside of it she put on a pointed cap, sprinkled some catnip and starts to play her flute like the Pied Piper of Hamelin. She plays and plays but no cats come out at all, just the General Fu Qian is attracted by the catnip.
The Queen of Hearts wants to drive all the cats out of the anthill. Outside of it she put on a pointed cap, sprinkled some catnip and starts to play her flute like the Pied Piper of Hamelin. She plays and plays but no cats come out at all, just the General Fu Qian is attracted by the catnip.
Characters with 儉 as component
儉
is not used as a component in another character.
Words with 儉
to live frugally / to economize on food and clothing / to scrimp and save
easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous
it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy (idiom)
hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
Sentences with 儉
儉 currently does not appear in any sentence.