儉

Information about character(s)

Radical: 人
Radical Strokes: 2
Additional Strokes: 13
Total Strokes: 15
Simplified Form: 俭

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jiǎn
Cantonese: gim6
JapaneseKun: TSUZUMAYAKA
JapaneseOn: KEN
Korean: KEM
Vietnamese: kiệm

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: temperate, frugal, economical

CE-Dict: frugal/thrifty/needy

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.frugal

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: frugal; thrifty

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: frugal; thrifty

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《人部》儉約也。从人僉聲。

康熙字典文字版 【子集中】【人字部】儉
〔古文〕𠈏【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤巨險切，箝上聲。【說文】約也。【禮·檀弓】國奢示之以儉，國儉示之以禮。又【王制】祭，豐年不奢，凶年不儉。【左傳·莊二十四年】儉德之共也。　又少也，歲歉也。　又姓。　又【正韻】詰念切，箝去聲。義同。　又與險同。【荀子·富國篇】下疑俗儉。【註】儉讀爲險。

CF-Dict: économe/frugal/nécessiteux

Han-De-Dict: einfach, bedürfnislos (u.E.) (Adj)/beherrscht (u.E.)