province; to save; to economize; to omit; to leave out
省 shěng is a province, and saving: 省钱 'save money', 省略 'to omit'. As xǐng it means checking yourself — 反省 'to reflect'.
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ZDIC detailed source: 会意兼形声 — the old account reads 目 (the eye) with 屮 (a sprout); the modern top is written like 少.
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province; to save; to economize; to omit; to leave out
省 shěng is a province, and saving: 省钱 'save money', 省略 'to omit'. As xǐng it means checking yourself — 反省 'to reflect'.
ZDIC detailed source: 会意兼形声 — the old account reads 目 (the eye) with 屮 (a sprout); the modern top is written like 少.
TOP: THE WRITTEN TOP, SHAPED LIKE 少
shǎo: few; little; shào: young
A standalone character (shǎo, few; shào, young); where a similar crown shape appears, that page states the written role and any source limits.
In 省: top: the written top, shaped like 少 The old account names 屮, not 少; shown as a written piece only.
BOTTOM: THE EYE SIDE NAMED IN THE OLD ACCOUNT
eye
Eye-related meaning clue; the standalone character means eye.
In 省: bottom: the eye side named in the old account Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
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