miserly, stingy, sparing
吝 centers on an unwillingness to give or spend: being miserly, stingy, or sparing with resources.
吝 is traditionally explained as 文 (pattern, writing) over 口 (mouth), suggesting words that are sparing or stingy. The exact historical development is uncertain.
A patterned 文 mouth 口 that speaks only sparingly, like a miser who hoards words as well as money.
For リン, imagine a stingy person who won't even share a single lint ball: lint -> リン, and they cling to every tiny thing.
stinginess; miserliness; penny-pinching; miser; pinchpenny; skinflint; cheapskate; tightwad; niggard
reluctant; hesitant
greedy and stingy
stingy; cheap; very frugal
ready (to do); willing
ready (to do); willing
miser
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
miser