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吝
lìn
1. stingy
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

吝
lìn
stingy, miserly; parsimonious
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (7)

悭吝
qiānlìn
(literary) miserly
鄙吝
bǐlìn
vulgar
吝啬
lìnsè
stingy
HSK 6
不吝
bùlìn
not to stint
吝惜
lìnxī
to stint
吝啬鬼
lìnsèguǐ
miser
不吝珠玉
bùlìnzhūyù
lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.

Alternate Entries

吝
lìn
variant of [[吝<lìn>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
3,506
Word Frequency Rank
6,609 of 84,292