嗇 (sè)
miserly, stingy, thrifty
Etymology
Pictograph of wheat (麥) being stored in a granary (㐭). Based on the original meaning "harvest; hoard". The meaning later shifted to "stingy".
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》:“嗇,愛濇也。从來,从。來者而藏之,故田夫謂之嗇夫。,古文嗇从田。”
Components
- 麥 (iconic, remnant)
- 㐭 (iconic)