啬
sè

stingy

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approved by Peter Olson · Sep 27, 2021, 01:28 AM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Sep 27, 2021, 01:28 AM

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Simplified form of 嗇. Pictograph of wheat (麥) being stored in a granary (㐭). Based on the original meaning "harvest; hoard". The meaning later shifted to "stingy".

Components

麦
麦 IconicRemnant component
㐭
㐭 Iconic component

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
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