How to write 嗇

嗇 sè 1. 收穫穀物 (harvest) - The act of harvesting grain. Later used as "穡." - Example from 《儀禮•少牢饋食禮》: "宰夫以籩受嗇黍，主人嘗之，納諸内。" (The butcher receives the harvested millet in a basket; the host tastes it and puts it away.) 2. 愛惜 (cherish) - To treasure or value something. - Example from 《吕氏春秋•先己》: "凡事之本，必先治身，嗇其大寶。" (In all matters, one must first manage oneself and cherish one's greatest treasure.) 3. 節省;節儉 (economize; save) - To save or economize. - Example from 《老子》第五十九章: "治人事天莫若嗇。" (In managing human affairs with heaven, nothing is better than being frugal.) 4. 慳吝;吝嗇 (stingy; miserly) - To be miserly or stingy. - Example from 《戰國策•韓策一》: "仲嗇於財，率曰散施。" (He was stingy with money; he was known for giving little.) 5. 缺少;貧乏 (lack; poor) - To be lacking or impoverished. - Example from 明朱國楨《湧幢小品》: "竹有節而嗇華，梅有花而嗇葉。" (Bamboo has nodes but lacks blossoms; plum trees have flowers but lack leaves.) 6. 貪圖;貪求 (greed; desire) - To be greedy or covetous. - Example from 《左傳•襄公二十六年》: "夫小人之性，釁於勇，嗇於禍，以足其性，而求名焉者，非國家之利也。" (The nature of small people is to covet bravery and be miserly in disaster, benefiting themselves at the expense of the state.) 7. 積 (accumulate) - To accumulate or gather. - Example from 《方言》: "嗇，積也。" (This means to accumulate.) 8. 通「濇」 (to block) - To obstruct or stop up. - Example from 《史記•扁鵲倉公列傳》: "診其脈時，切之，腎脈也，嗇而不属。" (When diagnosing the pulse, it is found to be blocked and not responding.) 9. 彌合;縫合 (to mend; to stitch) - To sew together or mend. - Example from 《字彙補•口部》: "嗇，又與繬同。縫也。" (The character can mean to stitch or sew.) --- 嗇 sè 1. 吝嗇，慳嗇 (stingy; miserly) - Example from 《左傳·襄公二十六年》: "夫小人之性，釁於勇，嗇於禍。" (The nature of small people is to be stingy in misfortune.) 2. 猶歉。收成不好 (poor harvests) - Example: 嗇年 (a year of poor harvests). 3. 閉塞不通 (stop up; block) - Example from 《史記·扁鵲倉公傳》: "嗇而不屬。" (Blocked and unresponsive.)