啚 (bǐ) - Mean & stingy

啚Tone 3

bǐ ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

傲不

啚 · bǐ

Mean;

stingy;

to hoard;

also an archaic form of 圖 (tú, to plan/diagram).

Meanstingyto hoard

Usage highlights

Stingy and miserlyTo hoard goodsAncient form of 圖

Synonyms

  • 吝— stingy; miserly
  • 慳— stingy; miserly
  • 圖— diagram; plan (archaic variant)

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He is very stingy (啚吝).
  • The merchant hoarded goods (啚积).
  • This is an ancient form of the character 圖 (啚).

Collocations

  • Stingy and miserly(啚吝)
  • To hoard goods(啚积)
  • Ancient form of 圖(啚)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 啚 is an archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.
  • It primarily appears in classical texts with meanings related to stinginess or hoarding.
  • It also served as an ancient variant form of the character 圖 (tú), meaning 'diagram' or 'to plan'.

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