Shuowen component 195: 嗇
About this component
Component: 嗇
Seal font (Chongxi): 嗇
Mandarin: sè
Sino-Vietnamese: —
Japanese: ショク (shoku) ; シキ (shiki) ; おしむ (oshimu) ; やぶさか (yabusaka)
Korean: SAYK / 색
Unihan definition: miserly, thrifty, stingy; stopped up, constipated
Variants: 𠎸 , 𠹫 , 𠻮 , 𠾂 , 𢋦 , 𤲝 , 𤲷 , 𤳋
Shuowen entry
愛瀒也。从來从㐭。來者，㐭而藏之。故田夫謂之嗇夫。凡嗇之屬皆从嗇。