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小气

Traditional: 小氣

xiǎo qì

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 5

xiǎo qì · siu2 hei3 (Jyutping)

  1. stingy
  2. miserly
  3. narrow-minded
  4. petty

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Character breakdown

小

Meaning
small, tiny, insignificant
Radical
小
Strokes
3
Components
⿻亅八
Cangjie
NC
Four-corner
9000.0

气

Meaning
steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
Radical
气
Strokes
4
Components
⿱亻?
Cangjie
OMN
Four-corner
8001.7

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