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lìn = li + (e)n4
stingy
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lìn = li + (e)n4
variant of 吝[lin4]
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How to pronounce 吝

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

吝 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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wén = w + (e)n2
language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67
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Characters with 吝 as component

lín = li + (e)n2
variant of 麟[lin2]
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Words with 吝

stingy / mean / miserly
miser / penny-pincher
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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lìn

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