Chinese Character 吝 Meanings and components.

Form

吝

Meaning

吝 meaning[3] in English

Stingy.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 吝 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Wen (文) , and mouth (口)

Its radical[1] is: 口 (kou3) which means: Mouth, Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc), Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls, .口kou3mouth

In cangjie it is written with YKR

How to write 吝

To write吝lin4stingy you should write a combination of 文wen2surname Wen , 口kou3mouth arranged in a 吕 shape:

文 + 口 = 吝

吝 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 吝 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 吝, looks as follow:

吝
Pinyin:lin4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Stingy
文
Pinyin:wen2
Meaning[3]: Surname Wen
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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