啬 (sè): Stingy — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Recognition 7-9

Animated Stroke Order 啬

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啬=来come+回return

Grain (禾) stored in a granary (㐭) — to be thrifty or stingy, hoarding resources carefully.

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HSK Vocabulary: 啬

HSK words that contain this character.

吝啬

lìn sè

stingy; miserly; mean

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 啬 is used in context

tā他

duì对

péng朋

yǒu友

hěn很

lìn吝

sè啬

，

cóng从

bù不

qǐng请

kè客

。

He is very stingy with friends and never treats them

tā他

de的

jiǎn俭

sè啬

xí习

guàn惯

bāng帮

zhù助

tā

lǎo老

bǎn板

de的

sè啬

kè刻

ràng让

yuán员

gōng工

men

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