吝lìn
stingy, miserly

Animated Stroke Order 吝

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HSK Vocabulary: 吝

HSK words that contain this character.
HSK 6
lìn吝
sè啬
stingy; miserly; mean

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 吝 is used in context
1
tā他
duì对
péng朋
yǒu友
cóng从
bú不
lìn吝
sè啬
，
zǒng总
shì是
dà大
fāng方
qǐng请
kè客
。

He is never stingy with friends and always treats generously.

2
tā她
lìn吝
xī惜
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shí时
jiān间
，
hěn很
shǎo少
cān参
jiā加
jù聚
huì会
。

She is sparing with her time and rarely attends parties.

3
qǐng请
bú不
lìn吝
cì赐
jiào教
，
wǒ我
men们
fēi非
cháng常
xū需
yào要
nín您
de的
jiàn建
yì议
。

Please do not hesitate to give advice; we really need your suggestions.

4
tā他
hěn很
lìn吝
sè啬
，
cóng从
bù不
qǐng请
kè客
chī吃
fàn饭
。

He is very stingy and never treats others to meals.

5
zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
bǎn板
duì对
yuán员
gōng工
hěn很
lìn吝
sè啬
，
lián连
jiā加
bān班
fèi费
dōu都
bù不
gěi给
。

This boss is stingy towards employees, not even paying overtime.

6
tā她
lìn吝
sè啬
dé得
lián连
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shēng生
rì日
dàn蛋
gāo糕
dōu都
shě舍
bù不
dé得
mǎi买
。

She is so stingy that she won't even buy her own birthday cake.

Information

Traditional吝
Radical口
Strokes7
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2059
Zhuyinㄌㄧㄣˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+541D
CangjieYKR
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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