撙
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Meaning: to reduce or cut down on
💡 Imagine pinching coins between fingers—hand radical + saving (尊 sounds like 'zone' money).
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Character Story & Explanation
In a bustling Shanghai market, Auntie Li haggles over vegetables, her wrinkled fingers counting coins. She says, 'Wǒ děi zǔn yīdiǎn qián, mǎi jiàngyóu'—'I need to cut down a bit to buy soy sauce.' 撙 (zǔn) means to reduce or economize, reflecting the Chinese virtue of frugality. The character combines the hand radical 扌 (hand) with 尊 (zūn, respect), suggesting careful handling of resources. Used in daily speech, it conveys conscious saving without stinginess.
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