| jiǎn | frugal/to be in need |
| 俭 | frugal thrifty needy |
| 俭以养廉 | frugality makes honesty (idiom) |
| 俭以防匮 | frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom) |
| 俭则不缺 | frugality prevents destitution (idiom) |
| 俭学 | to deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education |
| 俭朴 | plain and unadorned thrifty and simple |
| 俭用 | to skimp to be frugal |
| 俭省 | thrifty sparing economical |
| 俭素 | thrifty and plain |
| 俭约 | sparing economical |
| 俭腹 | lit. empty belly hollow vacuous |
| 俭薄 | to lack the necessities of life |