How to write 省 (shěng) — Stroke Order, Radical & Practice
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- province
- frugal
- to save
- to leave out
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
省 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 省 is 目 — meaning eye. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
How the character is built
省 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 目 (division) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 少 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 省
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
省 appears in 7 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 省 / 相关任务
Words containing 省 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 省 mean in Chinese?
省 (shěng) means province; frugal; to save, to leave out. It is one of the 150 characters required for the HSK 4 writing section.
How many strokes does 省 have?
省 is written in 9 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 省?
The radical of 省 is 目 (eye).
What is the pinyin for 省?
省 is pronounced shěng.
What HSK 4 words use 省?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 省 appears in 1 word, including 省1 (shěng). See the full list above.