吝啬

Traditional form:

吝嗇

Pinyin (reading):

lìnsè

Definitions:

• stingy; mean; miserly

Characters:

• 吝 - stingy, miserly; parsimonious
• 啬 - miserly, stingy, thrifty

Traditional characters:

• 吝 - stingy, miserly; parsimonious
• 嗇 - miserly, stingy, thrifty