How is 省 pronounced?

省 is pronounced “shěng” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 省?

省 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 省?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 省 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 4nounverb

省

shěng

省 (shěng) means “to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

广东省的经济发展很快。

Guǎngdōng shěng de jīngjì fāzhǎn hěn kuài.

Guangdong Province's economic development is very fast.

Words containing 省

节省jié shěngsaving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on 省略shěng lüèto leave out; an omission 省会shěng huìprovincial capital 省钱shěng qiánto save money

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Frequently asked questions

What does 省 mean?: 省 (shěng) means “to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 省 pronounced?: 省 is pronounced “shěng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 省?: 省 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 省?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 省 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27