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吝

吝
lìn = li + (e)n4
stingy
Add a new mnemonic for 吝 = 口 + 文
吝
恡
lìn = li + (e)n4
variant of 吝[lin4]
Add a new mnemonic for 吝 = 口 + 文

吝 character breakdown

Component Translations
口
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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文
wén = w + (e)n2
language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67
Add a new mnemonic for 文 = 乂 + 亠

Characters with 吝 as component

麐
麟
麐
lín = li + (e)n2
variant of 麟[lin2]
Add a new mnemonic for 麟 = 鹿 + 粦
Add a new mnemonic for 麐 = 鹿 + 吝

Words with 吝

吝啬 吝啬鬼 不吝 吝惜 不吝珠玉 不吝賜教 不吝赐教 吝嗇 吝嗇鬼 悭吝 慳吝 鄙吝
吝
吝
啬
嗇
stingy / mean / miserly
吝
吝
啬
嗇
鬼
鬼
miser / penny-pincher
不
吝
not to stint / to be generous (with praise etc) / to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)

Sentences with 吝

吝 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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