节 jié
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
节俭
jiéjiǎn
frugal; thrifty
Characters in this word
俭 jiǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 佥 all, together, unanimous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 真正的节俭不是吝啬，而是在有限资源下保持清醒的取舍。 Zhēnzhèng de jiéjiǎn bú shì lìnsè, ér shì zài yǒuxiàn zīyuán xià bǎochí qīngxǐng de qǔshě. True frugality is not stinginess, but clear-headed choices under limited resources.
- 爷爷一辈子节俭，一件衣服穿了很多年。 Yéye yí bèizi jiéjiǎn, yí jiàn yīfu chuān le hěn duō nián. Grandpa has been frugal all his life and wore one piece of clothing for many years.
- 她很节俭，每个月都会存下一部分工资。 Tā hěn jiéjiǎn, měi ge yuè dōu huì cún xià yí bùfen gōngzī. She is very thrifty and saves part of her salary every month.