Character Contained In References Comments
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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
少 目 ⿱少目
Mandarin
xing3, sheng3, xian3
English
Definitions
to save; to save (money); province; frugal; comprehend; introspect; visit; to leave out; to omit; economize
Mnemonic
To narrow (make smaller 少) one’s eye 目: to squint
Etymology
Notes
This character was originally 屮 on top of the eye 目; compare 眉