省

shěngxǐng

to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete

How to write 省, stroke by stroke

shěng: to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)
xǐng: to scrutinize; to reflect (on one's conduct); to come to realize; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)

Pictophonetic: semantic 目 (division), phonetic 少

Made of 少 + 目

节省jié shěngsaving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on
反省fǎn xǐngto reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul
省得shěng deto avoid; so as to save (money or time)
省钱shěng qiánto save money
省事shěng shìto simplify matters; to save trouble
省略shěng lüèto leave out; an omission
省心shěng xīnto cause no trouble; to be spared worry; worry-free
不省人事bù xǐng rén shìto lose consciousness; unconscious; in a coma
省事xǐng shìperceptive; understanding; (archaic) to handle administrative work
内省nèi xǐngto reflect upon oneself; introspection
省亲xǐng qīnto visit one's parents
自省zì xǐngto examine oneself; to reflect on one's shortcomings; introspection; self-awareness; self-criticism

我们很节省地旅行。
wǒ men hěn jié shěng dì lǚ xíng 。
We are traveling on a tight budget.
乘巴士更省钱。
chéng bā shì gèng shěng qián 。
It is cheaper to go by bus.
我今天晚点下班，省得明天早上手忙脚乱。
wǒ jīn tiān wǎn diǎn xià bān ， shěng de míng tiān zǎo shàng shǒu máng jiǎo luàn 。
Today I'm working a little late so as to avoid a rush in the morning.
省略掉无用的词！
shěng lüè diào wú yòng de cí ！
Omit needless words!
他被人发现倒在厨房的地板上，不省人事。
tā bèi rén fā xiàn dǎo zài chú fáng de dì bǎn shàng ， bù xǐng rén shì 。
He was found lying unconscious on the kitchen floor.