反省

to reflect upon oneself / to examine one's conscience / to question oneself / to search one's soul

Characters and words in 反省

fǎn = f + an3

contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system

反 = ⺁ + 又 : A protester (mnemonic symbol for 反) makes a racket in the anthill's living room (an3). He's got a huge banana tree (⺁) with him and wants to protest against the exploitation of banana farm workers. Frankenstein's Monster (f) is annoyed by him and punches him with a boxing glove (又).

省

shěng = sh + (e)ng3

to save / to economize / to do without / to omit / to leave out / province / (archaic) central government department

省 = 少 + 目 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) opened a new office in the engine ((e)ng3), and to celebrate it he distributed saving (省) vouchers with little smileys (少) on them. Shortly afterwards the eye of providence (目) visits his office, all of the vouchers in his hands to save (省) on the bill, demanding Sherlock's services.

省

xǐng = xi + (e)ng3

to inspect / to examine / to be aware / to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)

Words with 反省

反省 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 反省

反省 currently does not appear in any sentence.