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俭
儉
jiǎn
char. frugal, thrifty, economical
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CHARACTER COMPOSITION
RADICAL
亻 person, man
SIMILAR CHARACTERS
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Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
节俭
節儉
jié jiǎn
adj. frugal, thrifty, economical
勤俭
勤儉
qín jiǎn
adj. hardworking and thrifty
勤工俭学
勤工儉學
qín gōng jiǎn xué
v./n. work part-time to pay for one's study; scheme in schools to let students engage in labor
省吃俭用
省吃儉用
shěng chī jiǎn yòng
v. live frugally, economize on food and clothing, scrimp and save
克勤克俭
剋勤剋儉
kè qín kè jiǎn
idiom. be industrious and frugal, be able to practice diligence and frugality
俭朴
儉朴
jián pǔ
adj. thrifty and simple, economical; (of a building or place) austere, unadorned