吝

stingy

吝 = 口 + 文 : Li Qingzhao (li) ate a mandarin (口) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4), but it had a stingy (吝) taste to it. Later that day she reads in a thick book (文) that it means the mandarin was infected by deadly bacteria.

吝

恡

lìn = li + (e)n4

variant of 吝[lin4]

吝 character breakdown

吝
- 口
- 文
  - 乂
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 亠
    - 一
    - 丶

口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

文

wén = w + (e)n2

surname Wen

文

wén = w + (e)n2

language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

文 = 乂 + 亠 : Willy Walrus just entered the encampment. He wants to give his beret to the cloakroom personnel, but it's so dirty that they will only touch it with pliers. Willy Walrus is quite offended by this strange culture.

文 = 乂 + 亠 : A thick book.