Memory phrase for the character: 倹

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thrifty, frugal, economical

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Left: person 人, right: check carefully

(originally two people 兄 discussing under a roof. Better in respect to 'examine' 験: a person 人 examining the horse's 馬 mouth 口. [

are the mane and eyes 一 ])

A person checking carefully is thrifty.

亻	person	This radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
	check carefully	Due to the use in “to examine 験”, this radical is seen as the head of a horse (with mane and eyes 一), in front of which a person stands 人 and checks/examines the mouth 口.
	cover	Other covers are: 冖, 亠 )

倹約

けんやく

thrift, economy, frugality

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