"吝" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Radical
(Bushou)
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 7
Structure
Decomp. 亠乂口
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Prononciation
Mandarin lìn
Entry Methods
Pinyin lin4
Kanji /
Cangjie
YKR
卜乂口
Sijiao 60.4
Wubi YKF
CNS 11643 1-493D
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+541D
GB2312 C1DF
BIG5 A75B
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 lìn variant of 吝[lin4]
Results beginning with 吝
 lìn sè stingy / mean / miserly
 lìn xī to stint / to be miserly
 lìn sè guǐ miser / penny-pincher
Approximate Results for 吝
 bù lìn not to stint / to be generous (with praise etc) / to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)
 qiān lìn (literary) miserly / stingy
 bǐ lìn vulgar / stingy / miserly / mean
 bù lìn zhū yù lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.) / fig. Please give me your frank opinion. / Your criticism will be most valuable.
 bù lìn cì jiào to be so kind as to enlighten me
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