省会
Old HSK 6
省会 (shěnghuì) · provincial capital
省会 (shěnghuì) means “provincial capital”. It is written with 2 characters: 省 (to save) + 会 (can). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 省会 is built
The characters
省 shěng · to save
What 省 is made of
- 少shǎo — few
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 目 gives the meaning, 少 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
会 huì · can
What 会 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: People 人 speaking 云 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
广州是广东的省会。Guǎngzhōu shì guǎngdōng de shěnghuì.Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong province.
我下周要去省会开会。Wǒ xiàzhōu yào qù shěnghuì kāihuì.I'm going to the provincial capital for a meeting next week.
Questions about 省会
What does 省会 mean?
省会 (shěnghuì) means “provincial capital”.
How do you pronounce 省会?
省会 is pronounced shěnghuì.
Which HSK level is 省会?
省会 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 节省jiéshěngto save
- 省略shěnglüèto omit
- 省shěngto save
- 开会kāihuìto have a meeting
- 一会儿yīhuìra moment
- 不一会儿bùyīhuìrbefore long
- 机会jīhuìchance
- 那会儿nàhuìrat that time
- 晚会wǎnhuìevening party
- 音乐会yīnyuèhuìconcert
Learn 省会 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 162: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.