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Chinese symbol for “stint”

吝惜
lìn xī
to stint; to be miserly

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stint is 吝惜 (lìn xī), defined as: to stint; to be miserly.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

吝 lìn
stingy, miserly; parsimonious
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes
惜 xī
pity, regret; to rue; to begrudge
radical 61 ⼼ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 吝惜.

WordPinyinMeaning
吝啬 (吝嗇)lìn sèstingy; mean; miserly
不吝bù lìnnot to stint; to be generous (with praise etc); to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)
吝啬鬼 (吝嗇鬼)lìn sè guǐmiser; penny-pincher
悭吝 (慳吝)qiān lìn(literary) miserly; stingy
不吝赐教 (不吝賜教)bù lìn cì jiàoto be so kind as to enlighten me
可惜kě xīit is a pity; what a pity
珍惜zhēn xīto treasure; to value
不惜bù xīnot stint; not spare

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.

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