Chinese Character: 省 (Shěng/Xǐng - Save/Province/Reflect)
1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)
部首: 目（目字旁） (radical: eye)
笔画数: 9 (9 strokes)
结构分解: 会意字，从眉省（简化的眉）、从屮（草），本义为观察（如"省视"），后引申为减少（如"节省"）或行政区域（如"省份"） (ideogram combining simplified "眉" (eyebrow) and "屮" (grass), originally meaning to observe (e.g., "examine"), later extended to reduce (e.g., "save") or administrative region (e.g., "province"))
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Shěng（第三声，省份/节省）、Xǐng（第三声，反省/省悟） (Shěng: 3rd tone, province/save; Xǐng: 3rd tone, reflect/realize)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
省有三种核心含义：① 行政区域（如"广东省"）；② 减少、节约（如"节省时间"）；③ 检查、反思（如"反省错误"） (Three core meanings: ① Administrative region (e.g., "Guangdong Province"); ② Reduce/save (e.g., "save time"); ③ Reflect/examine (e.g., "reflect on mistakes"))
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 省份 (shěng fèn) - province
- 节省 (jié shěng) - save
- 反省 (fǎn xǐng) - reflect
- 省略 (shěng lüè) - omit
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
作名词时表行政区域（如"江苏省"）；作动词时表减少（如"省开支"）或反思（如"自省"）；作形容词时表简略（如"省略号"） (Noun: administrative region (e.g., "Jiangsu Province"); Verb: reduce (e.g., "cut expenses") or reflect (e.g., "self-reflect"); Adjective: simplified (e.g., "ellipsis"))
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
古代"省"指宫廷禁地（如"尚书省"），后演变为地方行政单位（元朝"行省"制度）；"节省"体现传统节俭文化（如《论语》"节用而爱人"）；"反省"源自儒家修身思想（如"吾日三省吾身"） (In ancient times, "省" referred to imperial offices (e.g., "Shangshu Province"), later evolved into local administrative units (Yuan Dynasty "provincial system"). "Save" reflects traditional frugality (e.g., "Use frugally and love people" from The Analects). "Reflect" originates from Confucian self-cultivation (e.g., "I examine myself thrice daily" from The Analects))
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
广东省是中国经济最发达的省份之一。(Guǎng dōng shěng shì zhōng guó jīng jì zuì fā dá de shěng fèn zhī yī.)
Guangdong Province is one of the most economically developed provinces in China.
我们应该节省水资源。(Wǒ men yīng gāi jié shěng shuǐ zī yuán.)
We should save water resources.
犯错后要及时反省。(Fàn cuò hòu yào jí shí fǎn xǐng.)
We should reflect promptly after making mistakes.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
"省"由"小"（简化的"少"）和"目"（眼睛）组成，想象用眼睛观察减少不必要的事物：观察行政区域（省份）、观察如何减少（节省）、观察自身错误（反省），通过"小+目"的关联轻松记住多义性 ("省" is composed of "小" (small) and "目" (eye). Imagine using eyes to observe reducing unnecessary things: observing administrative regions (province), observing how to reduce (save), observing one's own mistakes (reflect). Associate "small + eye" to remember its multiple meanings)