吝
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(bound form) stingy
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 +4
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 吝
- Common rank
- #3,226
- Unicode
- U+541D
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Formation & memory
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Words with 吝
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不吝珠玉 | (idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuabl… | |
| 不吝赐教 | to be so kind as to enlighten me | |
| 不吝 | not to stint; to be generous (with praise etc); to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one'… | |
| 吝惜 | to stint; to be miserly | |
| 鄙吝 | vulgar; stingy; miserly; mean | |
| 吝啬鬼 | miser; penny-pincher | |
| 悭吝 | (literary) miserly; stingy | |
| 吝啬 | stingy; mean; miserly |