啬

嗇

sè

丷 + 回 + 土

Definitions

sè stingy

Etymology

Simplified form of 嗇. Pictograph of wheat (麥) being stored in a granary (㐭). Based on the original meaning "harvest; hoard". The meaning later shifted to "stingy".

About

啬 is the simplified form of 嗇, originally a pictograph of wheat (麥) stored in a granary (㐭). Its early meanings, "harvest" and "hoard", later shifted to "stingy". The traditional 嗇 combines intricate upper components depicting the stored grain with a lower element resembling a granary or field, while the modern 啬 simplifies the top to a cross-like arrangement of strokes over a 回 enclosure.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

他这个人非常吝啬。

Tā zhè ge rén fēichāng lìnsè.

He is a very stingy person.

她对钱很吝啬。

Tā duì qián hěn lìnsè.

She is very stingy with money.

吝啬的人没有朋友。

Lìnsè de rén méiyǒu péngyou.

Stingy people have no friends.

他吝啬地存每一分钱。

Tā lìnsè de cún měi yī fēn qián.

He stingily saves every penny.

由于吝啬，他很少请客吃饭。

Yóuyú lìnsè, tā hěn shǎo qǐngkè chīfàn.

Due to his stinginess, he rarely treats others to meals.

他的吝啬让家人感到不满。

Tā de lìnsè ràng jiārén gǎndào bùmǎn.

His stinginess makes his family feel dissatisfied.

在花钱方面，他表现得特别吝啬。

Zài huā qián fāngmiàn, tā biǎoxiàn dé tèbié lìnsè.

When it comes to spending money, he behaves particularly stingy.

尽管他收入丰厚，但吝啬的性格从未改变。

Jǐnguǎn tā shōurù fēnghòu, dàn lìnsè de xìnggé cóng wèi gǎibiàn.

Although he has a generous income, his stingy character has never changed.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 丷

Component: 回

Component: 土

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