lìn
遴
stingy (archaic usage, same as '吝')
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesadjective
stingy; miserly
archaicArchaic usage. In modern Chinese, the character '吝' (lìn) is used for this meaning.
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.