| 1 | 俭 | 儉 | jiǎn | jian3 | frugal; thrifty; needy | | |
| 2 | 俭薄 | 儉薄 | jiǎn bó | jian3 bo2 | to lack the necessities of life | | |
| 3 | 俭腹 | 儉腹 | jiǎn fù | jian3 fu4 | lit. empty belly; hollow; vacuous; devoid of content | | |
| 4 | 俭仆 | 儉僕 | jiǎn pú | jian3 pu2 | Jian fell | | |
| 5 | 俭朴 | 儉樸 | jiǎn pǔ | jian3 pu3 | plain and unadorned; thrifty and simple | | |
| 6 | 俭省 | 儉省 | jiǎn shěng | jian3 sheng3 | thrifty; sparing; economical | | |
| 7 | 俭素 | 儉素 | jiǎn sù | jian3 su4 | thrifty and plain | | |
| 8 | 俭学 | 儉學 | jiǎn xué | jian3 xue2 | to deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education | | |
| 9 | 俭以防匮 | 儉以防匱 | jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì | jian3 yi3 fang2 kui4 | frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 俭以养廉 | 儉以養廉 | jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián | jian3 yi3 yang3 lian2 | frugality makes honesty (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 俭用 | 儉用 | jiǎn yòng | jian3 yong4 | to skimp; to be frugal | | |
| 12 | 俭约 | 儉約 | jiǎn yuē | jian3 yue1 | sparing; economical | | |
| 13 | 俭则不缺 | 儉則不缺 | jiǎn zé bù quē | jian3 ze2 bu4 que1 | frugality prevents destitution (idiom) | | |