俭 Stroke Order — How to Write 俭
俭 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 亻, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
俭 Radical and Character Components
俭 is a phono-semantic compound: 亻 (person) carries the meaning, while 佥 indicates the sound.
Radical: 亻 + 7 more strokes
俭 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- jiǎn
Meanings of 俭 in Chinese
jiǎn俭
Common Words and Phrases with 俭
More words with 俭
- jié节jiǎn俭thrift, frugality
- qín勤jiǎn俭hardworking and thrifty
- shěng省jiǎn俭frugal
- jiǎn俭suì岁Lean year, Year of scarcity
- qín勤láo劳jié节jiǎn俭hardworking and thrifty, diligent and frugal
- jián俭pǔ朴zhī之fēng风spirit of frugality, ethos of simplicity
- jián俭pǔ朴shēng生huó活simple living, frugal living
- qín勤jiǎn俭pǔ朴sù素Frugality and simplicity, Thrifty and modest
- jié节jiǎn俭pǔ朴sù素frugal and simple, modest and thrifty
- jié节jiǎn俭xí习guàn惯frugal habit, habit of frugality
- shēng生huó活jié节jiǎn俭live frugally, be thrifty
- tí提chàng倡jié节jiǎn俭Advocate frugality, Promote thrift
Idioms with 俭
- jiǎn俭kě可yǎng养lián廉Frugality cultivates integrity
- jiǎn俭yǐ以yǎng养dé德Frugality cultivates virtue
- jiǎn俭yǐ以yǎng养lián廉Frugality fosters integrity
- jié节jiǎn俭lì力xíng行live frugally and act diligently
- kè克jiǎn俭kè克qín勤diligent and thrifty
- kè克qín勤kè克jiǎn俭diligent and frugal
- qín勤gōng工jiǎn俭xué学work-study program
- qín勤jiǎn俭chí持jiā家manage household with diligence and thrift
- qín勤jiǎn俭jié节yuē约diligent, thrifty, and economical
- shěng省chī吃jiǎn俭yòng用live frugally
- jiǎn俭cún存shē奢shī失thrift preserves, extravagance perishes
- jiǎn俭kě可yǐ以yǎng养lián廉Frugality fosters integrity
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Open the tool →Questions about 俭
What does 俭 mean in Chinese?
俭 (jiǎn) means “Scarcity, poor harvest” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 俭?
俭 is pronounced jiǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 俭 have?
俭 has 9 strokes.
How do you write 俭?
俭 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 亻. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 俭?
The radical of 俭 is 亻, and 俭 is a phono-semantic compound.