lìn

stingy

Evolution

吝 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
吝 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
吝 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
吝 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
吝 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

lìn

stingy, miserly, parsimonious; stingy

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lìn

variant of [lìn]

Most common words with 吝
Freq.
Word
Meaning

吝啬

stingy

吝啬鬼

miser

不吝

not to stint

吝惜

to stint

stingy