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{{character info}}
{{character info|0xf96d}}
==Translingual==
{{stroke order|strokes=9}}

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=109|rad=目|as=04|sn=9|four=90602|canj=FHBU|ids=⿱少目}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[偗]], [[㗂]], [[㨘]], [[渻]], [[㮐]], [[𨩠]], [[㼳]], [[䚇]], [[㾪]], [[箵]]}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0802.050|dkj=23179|dj=1218.110|hdz=42473.010|uh=7701|ud=30465|bh=ACD9|bd=44249}}
{{Han ref|uh=F96D}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|alt=𥅱,𥄾,眚,䁞,𡮀,𡨽}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
Originally {{lang|zh|[[眚]]}}. In {{w|oracle bone script}}, an {{Han compound|ls=ic|ls2=psc|生|目|c1=p|t1=sprout|t2=eye|nocap=yes}} – "to inspect plants". In {{w|Shuowen Jiezi}}, {{lang|zh|眚}} and {{lang|zh|省}} became separate characters. {{lang|zh|生}} corrupted over time into {{lang|zh|少}}.

===Pronunciation 1===
{{zh-pron
|m=shěng
|dg=сын2
|c=saang2
|c-t=sang2
|h=pfs=sén/sáng;gd=sên3/sang3
|h_note=sén - “province”; sáng - “to save”
|md=sēng/sāng
|md_note=sēng - literary (“province; to reduce”); sāng - vernacular (“to save; to reduce”)
|mn=séng/zz:séⁿ
|mn_note=Zhangzhou: séng - literary; séⁿ - vernacular
|mn-t=sên2
|w=sh:5san
|ma=y
|mc=1
|oc=n,1
|cat=v,n,pn
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# to [[omit]]; to [[leave out]]
# to [[reduce]], to [[simplify]]
#* {{zh-x|船：舟 也。从 舟，鉛 省{shěng} 聲。|{{l|zh|船}}: boat. From {{l|zh|舟}}, and a reduced form of {{l|zh|鉛}} used as the phonetic component.|ref=Shuowen}}
# {{lb|zh|colloquial|by extension}} to have less strange, potentially genius but generally lousy ideas for the sake of others to save worry
#: {{zh-x|你 還是 省{shěng} 省{shěng} 吧。|You'd better give it up.}}
# to [[save]], to [[economize]]
#: {{zh-x|省{shěng}電|to '''conserve''' electricity}}
#: {{zh-x|省{shěng}錢|to '''save''' money}}
# {{zh-o}} [[palace]]
#* {{zh-x|禁中 者，門戶 有 禁，非 侍禦 者 不得 入，故 曰 禁中。^@孝元 ^皇后 父 大司馬 ^陽平 ^侯 名 ^禁，當時 避 之，故 曰 省{shěng}中。|As for the Restricted Central Area [of the Imperial Palace] (禁中 jìnzhōng): those who were not [imperial] servants might not enter the restricted gateways, hence it was called the Restricted Central Area [of the Imperial Palace] (禁中 jìnzhōng). {{w|Wang Zhengjun|Empress Xiaoyuan}}'s father - the Grand Marshal and Marquis of Yinping - was named Jìn (禁), so people at that time avoided that and said '''Palace'''’s Central Area.|CL|ref='''2<sup>nd</sup> century''', {{w|Cai Yong}}, {{lang|zh|《獨斷》}}}}
#* {{zh-x|中官 統領 禁省{shěng}，^漢家 故事。|That eunuchs manage the restricted '''palaces''' is a Han dynasty's old practice.|ref=Sanguo Yanyi}}
# {{zh-no-solo}} {{lb|zh|historical|by extension}} [[department]] (of a government)
#: {{zh-x|^中書省{shěng}|{{w|Zhongshu Sheng|the Central Secretariat}}}}
#* {{zh-x|^尚書、^門下、^中書、^秘書、^殿中、^內侍 為{wéi} 六 省{shěng}。|ref=Jiutangshu}}
## [[ministry]] of the [[Japanese]] or [[North Korea]]n [[government]]
##: {{zh-x|外務省{shěng}|Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan}}
##: {{zh-x|社會 安全 省{shěng}|{{w|Ministry of Social Security (North Korea)|Ministry of Social Security}}}}
# [[province]]; {{lb|zh|originally}} {{zh-short|行省}} {{zh-mw|個}}
#: {{zh-x|^福建 ^省{shěng}|[[Fujian]] Province}}
# {{lb|zh|chiefly|Guangdong}} {{zh-short|省城|[[Guangzhou]]}}
#: {{zh-co|省{Shěng}--^港--^澳|'''Guangzhou''', Hong Kong{{,}} and Macau}}
# {{surname|zh}}

=====Synonyms=====
{{zh-dial}}
{{zh-dial|廣州}}

=====Usage notes=====
* Historically used as a suffix for many foreign major administrative divisions (states of the US, etc.), such usage is now generally obsolete (outside of fossilized instances like {{zh-m|麻省|tr=-|[[Massachusetts]]}}) and replaced with {{zh-m|州|[[state]]}}.

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|省份|三省|中書省|儉省|內省|凍省|刪省|到省|北省|南省|各省|外省|多一事不如省一事|宮省|寬刑省法|尚書省|掖省|本省|東三省|清心省事|減省|畫省|省下|省中|省主席|省事|省令|省便|省儉|省元|省分|省刑薄斂|省力|省卻|省可|省可裡|省喫儉用|省垣|省城|省家|省府|省形|省得|省心|省慾去奢|省政|省政府|省政建設|省時|省會|省油燈|省油的燈|省治|省減|省煤器|省煩從簡|省用足財|省略|省略號|省視學|省立|省籍|省聲|省議會|省轄市|省道|省錢|省長|省陌|祕書省|禁省|節省|精省|腹省|臺省|行省|輕省|門下省|麻省|撙省|副省級|省農科院|省港大罷工}}

====Descendants====
{{CJKV||しょう|성|tỉnh}}
''Others'':
* {{desc|pcc|senj|bor=1}}
* {{desc|khb|ᦵᦌᦲᧃ|bor=1}}
* {{desc|za|sengj|bor=1}}

====See also====
* {{zh-l|縣|Japanese prefecture}}
* {{zh-l|州|state}}

===Pronunciation 2===
{{zh-pron
|m=xǐng
|c=sing2
|c-t=lhen2
|h=pfs=siáng;gd=sên3
|md=sīng
|mn=séng
|mn-t=sên2
|w=sh:5shin
|ma=
|mc=2
|oc=1,2
|cat=v
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# to [[examine]]; to [[inspect]]
# to [[greet]]; to [[visit]]
# to [[understand]]; to [[comprehend]]

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|省問|三省|不省|不省事|不省人事|不省得|不記省|人事不省|修省|內省|內省不疚|反省|反躬自省|存省|定省|思省|提省|日省月試|日省月課|昏定晨省|晨參暮省|晨昏定省|未省|歸省|深省|猛省|發人深省|省事|省俗觀風|省墓|省察|省得|省思|省悟|省戒|省方觀俗|省方觀民|省視|省見|省親|省記|省諭|省識|省風|臨危自省|自我反省|自省|觀省|記省|豁然省悟|責躬省過|返躬內省|退省}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

{{cat|cmn|Beginning Mandarin|Elementary Mandarin}}
{{C|zh|Administrative divisions}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji}}

# [[government]] [[ministry]]
# [[Chinese]] [[province]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=しょう<しやう
|kanon=せい
|kun=かえり-みる<かへり-みる, はぶ-く, み-る , つかさ-
|nanori=さとし
}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|しょう|y=goon}}
From {{der|ja|ltc|-}} {{ltc-l|省}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|しょう|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR}}

====Noun====
{{wikipedia|lang=ja}}
{{wikipedia|lang=ja|省 (行政区画)}}
{{ja-noun|しょう|hist=しやう}}

# [[ministry]], [[government]] [[department]], [[office]]
#: {{ja-usex|[[法務]][[省]]|ほうむ しょう|Ministry of Justice}}
# Chinese [[province]]
#: {{ja-usex|[[広東]][[省]]|カントン しょう|[[Guangdong]] [[Province]]}}

====Prefix====
{{ja-pos|prefix|しょう|hist=しやう}}

# -[[saving]], [[conservation]]
#: {{ja-usex-inline|[['''省'''エネルギー]]|'''しょう'''エネルギー|energy conservation, energy efficiency}}
#: {{ja-usex-inline|[['''省'''%時%間]]|'''しょう'''%じ%かん|time conservation, time efficiency}}

====Suffix====
{{ja-pos|suffix|しょう|hist=しやう}}

# [[ministry]]

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|つかさ|yomi=k}}
{{ja-see|長}}

===References===
<references/>

{{C|ja|Government|Administrative divisions|China}}

==Korean==

===Etymology 1===
From {{der|ko|ltc|sort=성|-}} {{ltc-l|省|id=2}}.
{{hanja-ety
|dk={{hanja-dongguk|셔ᇰ〯|syěng}}
|m={{hanja-sinjeung|셩|syeng}}
|mh=[[ᄉᆞᆯ피다|ᄉᆞᆯ필]] 셩
|em={{hanja-juhae|셩|syeng}}
|emun=[[ᄉᆞᆯ피다|ᄉᆞᆯ필]] 셩
}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ko-hanja-pron|성}}

====Hanja====
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja|[[살피다|살필]]|성}}

# {{hanja form of|성|to [[examine]]; to [[inspect]]}}
# {{hanja form of|성|[[Chinese]] [[province]]}}
# {{hanja form of|성|[[ministry]]; [[department]]}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top3|Compounds}}
* {{ko-l|반성|[[self]]-[[reflection]]|反省}}
* {{ko-l|성묘|省墓}}
* {{ko-l|성도|省都}}
* {{ko-l|귀성|歸省}}
* {{ko-l|내성|內省}}
* {{ko-l|성찰|省察}}
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{der|ko|ltc|sort=생|-}} {{ltc-l|省|id=1}}.
{{hanja-ety
|dk={{hanja-dongguk|ᄉᆡᇰ〯|sǒyng}}
|m={{hanja-sinjeung|ᄉᆡᆼ|soyng}}
|mh=[[조리다|조릴]] ᄉᆡᆼ
|em={{hanja-juhae|ᄉᆡᆼ|soyng}}
|emun=[[덜다|덜]] ᄉᆡᆼ
}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ko-hanja-pron|생}}

====Hanja====
{{ko-hanja|[[덜다|덜]]|생}}

# {{hanja form of|생|to [[reduce]]; to [[omit]]}}
# {{hanja form of|생|[[saving]]; [[conservation]]}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top3|Compounds}}
* {{ko-l|생략|[[omission]]|省略}}
* {{ko-l|관생|冠省}}
* {{ko-l|생력|省力}}
{{der-bottom}}

===References===
* {{R:hanjadoc|7962}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=tỉnh, xển, xỉnh, xĩnh, tểnh, tễnh|rs=目04}}

# {{vi-Han form of|tỉnh|[[province]]; [[prefecture]]}}