吝 — Chinese character
吝
lìn
stingy, miserly; parsimonious
- Pinyin
- lìn
- Radical
- 30 ⼝ (Mouth)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 文 口
- Japanese
- 吝 as a kanji
Common words with 吝
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吝啬 (吝嗇) | lìn sè | stingy; mean; miserly |
| 不吝 | bù lìn | not to stint; to be generous (with praise etc); to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc) |
| 吝惜 | lìn xī | to stint; to be miserly |
| 吝啬鬼 (吝嗇鬼) | lìn sè guǐ | miser; penny-pincher |
| 悭吝 (慳吝) | qiān lìn | (literary) miserly; stingy |
| 不吝赐教 (不吝賜教) | bù lìn cì jiào | to be so kind as to enlighten me |
| 鄙吝 | bǐ lìn | vulgar; stingy; miserly; mean |
| 不吝珠玉 | bù lìn zhū yù | (idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable |
English words written with 吝
吝 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 2 · I Ching 20
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