jiǎn

temperate

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
亻 meaning component

  Meaning component

rén

  

person

is a component form of .

僉 sound component

  Sound component

qiān

  

together

Evolution

儉 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
儉 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
儉 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
儉 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
儉 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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jiǎn

temperate, frugal, economical; frugal; thrifty; needy

Most common words with 儉
Freq.
Word
Meaning

节俭

frugal

勤俭

hardworking and frugal

省吃俭用

to live frugally

勤工俭学

work-study program

frugal