The Chinese Radical: 啬




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Meaning
stingy    啬

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 5
wall
qiáng
Left: earth 土, right: stingy 啬 (He who constantly turns his gold 金 around 回 is stingy.) - Here: a variant of squeeze 夹 [squeeze 夹 = The husband 夫 is squeezed between two persons 丷 (=2x 人 ), cf. 薔]
The earth is squeezing and revolves at the wall.
HSK 6
stingy

Top: simplification of gold 金 or squeeze in 夹 (A husband 夫 between persons (= 人) is squeezed.) [cf. traditional 嗇], bottom: return, revolve 回
He who constantly turns his gold 金 around 回 is stingy.
no HSK
wild rose
qiáng
Top: plant 艹, below: stingy 啬 (He who constantly turns his gold 金 around 回 is stingy.) - here: squeeze in 夹 [A husband 夫 between persons 丷 (=2x人; cf:薔) is squeezed]
(due to its thorns) The plant that squeezes-in if you rotate in it: is the wild rose.

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