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Structure
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Prononciation
Mandarin shěng; xǐng
Entry Methods
Pinyin sheng3; xing3
Kanji /
Cangjie
FHBU
火竹月山
Sijiao 9060.2
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CNS 11643 1-525C
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+7701
GB2312 CAA1
BIG5 ACD9
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Level 4
Results for 省
 shěng to save / to economize / to do without / to omit / to leave out / province / (archaic) central government department
 xǐng to inspect / to examine / to be aware / to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
Results beginning with 省
 shěng jí (administrative) province-level
 shěng wěi provincial Party committee
 shěng shì provinces and cities
 shěng fèn province
 shěng qián to save money
 shěng lu:è to leave out / an omission
 shěng zhǎng governor of a province
 shěng huì provincial capital
 shěng de to avoid / so as to save (money or time)
 shěng chéng provincial capital
 shěng diàn to save electricity
 shěng lì to save labor / to save effort
 shěng shì to simplify matters / to save trouble
 xǐng shì to handle administrative work
 shěng xīn to cause no trouble / to be spared worry / worry-free
 shěng qù to omit / to dispense with / to make unnecesary / to save (time, trouble etc)
 shěng què to save / to get rid of (so saving space)
 xǐng qīn to visit one's parents
 xǐng wù to wake up to reality / to come to oneself / to realize / to see the truth
 shěng jiè provincial boundary
 xǐng chá to examine / to cast a critical eye over (especially in the context of introspection)
 xǐng shì to call upon / to inspect
  rattan
  Lieutenant Governor
便 shěng biàn convenient
 shěng chēng abbreviation
 shěng jiǎn frugal / economic / to scrimp and save
 shěng jìn to save labor / to save effort
 shěng yīn (linguistics) elision
 shěng yuán a provincial capital
 shěng zhì a provincial capital
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 shěng zhèng fǔ state governments
 shěng xiá shì provincial city
 shěng lu:è hào ellipsis (punct.)
  efficient car
  provincial structure
  Governorate Council
 shěng Gǎng Aò abbr. for the economic region of Guangdong Province (or Guangzhou), Hong Kong and Macao
 shěng jìn r erhua variant of 省勁|省劲[sheng3 jin4]
 shěng sheng ba (coll.) Don't waste your breath. / Save it!
 shěng zì hào an apostrophe (punct.)
 shěng chī jiǎn yòng to live frugally / to economize on food and clothing / to scrimp and save
  Governorate Liaison Officer
  interstate conflict
  Provincial Inspectorate
 shěng cái shuì tīng Provincial Property Tax Office
 shěng lu:è fú hào apostrophe
 Shěng Nóng yè Tīng Provincial Department of Agriculture
 shěng yóu de dēng sb who is easy to deal with
 shěng zhí guǎn xiàn direct management of a county by the province (PRC administrative reform)
  Provincial Reconstruction Team
  Provincial Training Centre
  provincial council elections
  provincial security committee
  Province Administration Officer
  departmental board of elections
  Provincial Justice Coordination Mechanism
  Organic Law on Provincial Governments and Local-level Governments
Approximate Results for 省
 quán shěng the whole province
 jié shěng saving / to save / to use sparingly / to cut down on
 fǎn xǐng to reflect upon oneself / to examine one's conscience / to question oneself / to search one's soul
 quē shěng default (setting)
 zì xǐng to examine oneself / to reflect on one's shortcomings / introspection / self-awareness / self-criticism
 xíng shěng province (old)
 jiǎn shěng thrifty / sparing / economical
 ān shěng Ain
 guī xǐng to go home for a visit / to return to one's parents' home to pay respects
 jiǎn shěng to simplify / to reduce to essentials / economical
 kuà shěng interprovincial / multiprovincial
 měng xǐng to realize suddenly / to suddenly recall
 nèi xǐng to reflect upon oneself / introspection
 qīng sheng relaxed / easy
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 wài wù shěng foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
 Dōng sān Shěng the three provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3], Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] and Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 Sheng3]
 fù shěng jí sub-provincial (not provincial status, but independent)
 Chén Xǐng shēn Shiing-Shen Chern (1911-2004), Chinese-American mathematician
  Rift Valley
 An1 huī Shěng Anhui Province (Anhwei) in south central China, abbr. 皖[Wan3], capital Hefei 合肥[He2 fei2]
 běn shěng rén people of this province / (in Taiwan) Han Chinese people other than those who moved to Taiwan from mainland China after 1945 and their descendants
 fǎ luó shěng Faro
 Fú jiàn shěng Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 閩|闽, capital Fuzhou 福州 / Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan
 Gān sù Shěng Gansu Province, abbr. 甘[Gan1], short name 隴|陇[Long3], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1]
 guā dá shěng Guarda
广 Guǎng dōng shěng Guangdong Province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yue4], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1]
广 guǎng nán shěng Quang
广西 Guǎng xī Shěng Guangxi province in south China / since 1959, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], location of the Zhuang ethnic group, abbr. 桂[Gui4], capital Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2]
 Guì zhōu shěng Guizhou province (Kweichow) in south central China, abbr. to 黔[Qian2] or 貴|贵[Gui4], capital Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2]
 Hǎi nán Shěng Hainan Province, in South China Sea, abbr. 瓊|琼[Qiong2], capital Haikou 海口[Hai3 kou3]
 Hé běi Shěng Hebei Province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀[Ji4], capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
 Hé nán shěng Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫[Yu4], capital Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1]
 Hòu shēng shěng Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan) (replaced in 2001 by 厚生勞動省|厚生劳动省[Hou4 sheng1 Lao2 dong4 sheng3])
 Hú běi Shěng Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[E4], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wu3 han4]
 Hú nán Shěng Hunan Province in south central China, abbr. 湘[Xiang1], capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1]
 Jiāng nán shěng name of Qing dynasty province covering south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces, with capital at Nanjing
 Jiāng sū Shěng Jiangsu Province (Kiangsu) in southeast China, abbr. 蘇|苏[Su1], capital Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1]
西 Jiāng xī Shěng Jiangxi Province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 贛|赣[Gan4], capital Nanchang 南昌[Nan2 chang1]
 Jí lín Shěng Jilin Province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital Changchun 長春|长春[Chang2 chun1]
 Liáo níng shěng Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liao2], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shen3 yang2]
 nèi xǐng xìng introversion / introspective
 Níng xià Shěng former Ningxia province, now Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
 píng yuán shěng Pingyuan
 Qīng hǎi shěng Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧|西宁
 Shān dōng Shěng Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lu3], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2]
西 Shān xī shěng Shanxi Province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晉|晋[Jin4] capital Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]
西 Shǎn xī Shěng Shaanxi Province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝|陕[Shan3] or 秦[Qin2], capital Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]
 Sì chuān Shěng Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川[Chuan1] or 蜀[Shu3], capital Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
 Suí yuǎn shěng former Suiyuan province in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi
 Tái wān shěng Taiwan province (PRC term)
 Wàn bó shěng Huambo province of Angola
 Wén bù shěng Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan), ceased to exist in 2001 when it was merged with another ministry
西 Xī kāng shěng western Kham / historic province of Tibet in Kham region and west Sichuan, a province of Republic of China 1928-49 with capital Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1]
 Xìn dé shěng Sindh province of Pakistan
 Yà qí shěng Aceh province of Indonesia in northwest Sumatra
 yù hóng shěng rubicene (chemistry)
 Yún nán Shěng Yunnan Province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇[Dian1] or 雲|云[Yun2], capital Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2]
 Zhè jiāng Shěng Zhejiang Province (Chekiang) in east China, abbr. 浙[Zhe4], capital Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1]
 Zhōng yāng shěng Töv Province (Töv Aimag) of Mongolia / Central Province (the name of provinces in various nations)
 bù xǐng rén shì to lose consciousness / unconscious / in a coma
 fā rén shēn xǐng to provide food for thought (idiom) / thought-provoking
 chén hūn dìng xǐng morning and evening visits to parents / cf 昏定晨省[hun1 ding4 chen2 xing3]
 hūn dìng chén xǐng seeing to bed in the evening and visiting in the morning (ancient filial duty)
  Tierra
  locational savings
 āi wǔ lā shěng Évora
 An1 dà lu:è shěng Ontario province, Canada
 ā wēi luó shěng Aveiro
 bā ěr hè shěng Balkh
 Bā gé lán shěng Baghlan province of north Afghanistan
 běi bó téng shěng Norrbotten
 Bǐ lù zhī shěng Balochistan (Pakistan)
 chǎn liáng dà shěng major agricultural province
 dá lā nà shěng Dalarna
 gē tè lán shěng Gotland
 Hēi lóng jiāng Shěng Heilongjiang Province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1]
 Hè lā tè shěng Herat province of Afghanistan
 Jiā zī ní shěng Ghazni or Ghaznah province of Afghanistan
 kǎ ěr mǎ shěng Kalmar
 Kǎn dà hā shěng Kandahar province of Afghanistan
 lái lǐ dá shěng Lleida
 lái lǐ yà shěng Leiria
 lǐ sī běn shěng Lisboa
 mǐ ní ào shěng Minho
 Páng zhē pǔ shěng Punjab province of Pakistan
 pǔ lā tuō shěng province
 sà lái nuò shěng province
 shèng shí zì shěng Świętokrzyskie
 shèng tǎ lún shěng Santarém
 sī kē nè shěng Skåne
 wéi mǔ lán shěng Värmland
 wéi sāi wū shěng Viseu
西 xī bó téng shěng Västerbotten
西 xī màn lán shěng Västmanland
 yán xuě píng shěng Jönköping
  Ayeyarwady
  energy-saving
  Departmental Delegation
  Interim Provincial Government
  North Solomons Province
 bù lā gān sà shěng Bragança
 bù lái jīn è shěng Blekinge
 bù lǎng kù bǎo shěng Castelo
 è lè bù lǔ shěng Örebro
 fù shěng jí chéng shì subprovincial city (having independent economic status within a province)
 hǎi àn dù luó shěng Douro
 Hòu shēng Láo dòng shěng Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Japan)
 kē yīng bù lā shěng Coimbra
 léi yà ěr chéng shěng Vila
 lú ā lā bā shěng Lualaba
 Nán gé hā ěr shěng Nangarhar province of Afghanistan
 Nóng lín Shuǐ chǎn shěng Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)
 pàn biàn de shěng fèn renegade province (term PRC uses for Taiwan)
 sāi tú bā ěr shěng Setúbal
 wǎ ěr dá kè shěng Wardak (Afghan province)
 wéi yà nà bǎo shěng Viana
 wū pǔ sà lā shěng Uppsala
西 xī běi biān jìng xǐng North-West Frontier Province
西 xī nuò ěr lán shěng Västernorrland
 yē mǔ tè lán shěng Jämtland
 Má shěng Lǐ gōng Xué yuàn Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Malaita Provincial Government
 bō tǎ lái gé lǐ shěng Portalegre
 kè lǔ nǔ bèi lǐ shěng Kronoberg
 sī dé gē ěr mó shěng Stockholm
  fuel-efficient stove
  labour-saving device
 ān dà lu:è shěng lì fǎ huì Legislative
  Muthanna State Establishment
 Bù liè diān Gē lún bǐ yà shěng British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada
  resource-conscious production technologies
  Bougainville Interim Provincial Government
  Guadalcanal Provincial Government
  Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo
  Organización de los Pueblos Indígenas del Pastaza
  Asociación de la Nacionalidad Zápara de la Provincia de Pastaza
 bú liè diān gē lún bǐ yà shěng lì fǎ huì Legislative
  Seminar on Policies for Energy Conservation in Buildings
  Autonomous Serb Community in Kosovo and Metohija
  Special Group on the Former Autonomous Province of Kosovo
西  South-Western Afghanistan and Baluchistan Agency for Co-ordination
  Conference on Peace, Security and Development for the Provinces of North and South Kivu / Goma conference
使  Land-Use Management and Agro-Forestry Development in Dosso, Niger
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