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The character "啬" is derived from its traditional form "嗇", whose structure combines "來" representing grain and "㐭" symbolizing a granary, indicating an original meaning of harvesting and storing crops. This agricultural concept gradually extended to describe the personal attribute of being sparing or miserly, as the act of conserving grain came to embody general frugality. In the simplified form "啬", the components are modified to "土" above and "回" below, with "回" serving as a streamlined version of the granary element, though the direct pictorial reference is attenuated. The character's meaning thus shifted from a specific farming activity to an abstract human trait, consistently conveying notions of thrift or stinginess in modern usage.
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他这个人非常吝啬。
她对钱很吝啬。
吝啬的人没有朋友。
他吝啬地存每一分钱。
由于吝啬，他很少请客吃饭。
他的吝啬让家人感到不满。
在花钱方面，他表现得特别吝啬。
尽管他收入丰厚，但吝啬的性格从未改变。