啬 Stroke Order

啬 (sè) [动] 1. 小气，该用的财物舍不得用。 (Stingy; reluctant to use necessary resources.) 例: 吝啬 (stingy) 2. 同“穑”，收割庄稼。 (Same as "穑", which means to harvest crops.) 【本义】: 收获谷物 (Original meaning: to harvest grains) 【造字法】: 会意。甲骨文字形，象粮食收入谷仓形。小篆从来，从㐭，“來”指麦子，“㐭”(lǐng)指粮仓。 (Composition: Pictophonetic; the oracle bone script represents grains going into a granary. The small seal script includes the component for wheat and the representation of the granary.) 1. 同本义 ([En.] harvest) (1) 如何引: 朱骏声《说文通训定声》 (This character originally referred to harvesting grains, also an ancient form of "穑". It later shifted to mean cherishing.) (2) 收敛的概念 (Concept of gathering) (3) 例: 各类的农事 (Various agricultural activities) 2. 爱惜 ([En.] cherish) (1) 例: 吝啬 (overly cherish one's possessions) (2) 引: 《老子》 (In governing humanity, cherishing is most important.) 3. 节省;节俭 ([En.] economize; save) (1) 例: 吝啬夫 (a frugal person) [形] 1. 吝啬，悭啬 ([En.] stingy; miserly) (1) 例: 吝啬后 (superstitious belief that heaven is stingy towards lifespan) 2. 犹歉。收成不好 ([En.] poor harvests) 例: 听年 (poverty year due to bad harvest) 3. 闭塞不通 ([En.] stop up; block) (1) 引: 寻找诊脉时 (When diagnosing, the pulsation was blocked.) Additional meanings: - 例: 君子之交淡薄; 小人之交甘醇 (The friendship of a nobleman is plain; that of a petty person is sweet.) - 吝惜物质，不能施舍 (Reluctant to part with resources.) - 闭锁 (Closed off; inaccessible.)