文

lìn
遴

archaic

Meaning of 遴

遴 means stingy; miserly. Pronounced lìn.

  • stingy; miserly

Character Info

Radical山
Strokes11

Stroke Order

遴

Definitions & Examples

Cǐ此
nǎi乃
gǔ古
zì字
 ，
jīn今
duō多
bù不
yòng用
 。

This is an ancient character, seldom used today.

Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
‘‘
lín遴
 ’
yǒu有
shí时
tōng通
‘‘
lìn吝
 ’
 ，
biǎo表
shì示
lìn吝
sè啬
 。

In classical texts, '遴' was sometimes interchangeable with '吝', meaning stingy.

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