精打细算 jīngdǎxìsuàn pinch pennies

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Traditional: 精打細算

Stroke order

精打细算 is written in 41 strokes across 4 characters.

精打细算 — the Chinese character for pinch pennies (jīngdǎxìsuàn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 精打细算 — pinch pennies

精 — 14 strokes
打 — 5 strokes
细 — 8 strokes
算 — 14 strokes

Characters in 精打细算

精 jīng — essence; extract; vitality
打 dǎ — to hit; to strike; to fight; (coll.) from; since
细 xì — thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft
算 suàn — to calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in; to count; to be valid; to carry weight

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

精打细算 is pronounced jīngdǎxìsuàn and means “pinch pennies”.

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