Chinese symbol for “scrooge”
守财奴
shǒu cái nú
Traditional: 守財奴
miser; scrooge
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scrooge is 守财奴 (shǒu cái nú), defined as: miser; scrooge.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 守财奴.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遵守 | zūn shǒu | to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | conservative; to guard |
| 守护 (守護) | shǒu hù | to guard; to protect |
| 防守 | fáng shǒu | to defend; to protect (against) |
| 坚守 (堅守) | jiān shǒu | to hold fast to; to stick to |
| 守卫 (守衛) | shǒu wèi | to guard; to defend |
| 财产 (財產) | cái chǎn | property; assets |
| 财富 (財富) | cái fù | wealth; riches |
| 奴隶 (奴隸) | nú lì | slave |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scrooge”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.