| 1 | 鳞 | 鱗 | lín | lin2 | scales (of fish) | | |
| 2 | 鳞片 | 鱗片 | lín piàn | lin2 pian4 | scale; fish scales | | |
| 3 | 鳞翅 | 鱗翅 | lín chì | lin2 chi4 | scaly wing; Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶类 and moths 蛾类 ) | | |
| 4 | 鳞翅目 | 鱗翅目 | lín chì mù | lin2 chi4 mu4 | Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶类 and moths 蛾类 ) | | |
| 5 | 鳞次栉比 | 鱗次櫛比 | lín cì zhì bǐ | lin2 ci4 zhi4 bi3 | row upon row | | |
| 6 | 鳞腹绿啄木鸟 | 鱗腹綠啄木鳥 | lín fù lǜ zhuó mù niǎo | lin2 fu4 lu:4 zhuo2 mu4 niao3 | (bird species of China) scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus) | | |
| 7 | 鳞喉绿啄木鸟 | 鱗喉綠啄木鳥 | lín hóu lǜ zhuó mù niǎo | lin2 hou2 lu:4 zhuo2 mu4 niao3 | (bird species of China) streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus) | | |
| 8 | 鳞甲 | 鱗甲 | lín jiǎ | lin2 jia3 | scale; plate of armor | | |
| 9 | 鳞茎 | 鱗莖 | lín jīng | lin2 jing1 | bulb | | |
| 10 | 鳞伤 | 鱗傷 | lín shāng | lin2 shang1 | cuts and bruises like fish scales; terribly cut up | | |
| 11 | 鳞头树莺 | 鱗頭樹鶯 | lín tóu shù yīng | lin2 tou2 shu4 ying1 | (bird species of China) Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps) | | |
| 12 | 鳞胸鹪鹛 | 鱗胸鷦鶥 | lín xiōng jiāo méi | lin2 xiong1 jiao1 mei2 | (bird species of China) scaly-breasted wren-babbler (Pnoepyga albiventer) | | |
| 13 | 鳞状 | 鱗狀 | lín zhuàng | lin2 zhuang4 | scaly; squamous | | |
| 14 | 鳞状细胞癌 | 鱗狀細胞癌 | lín zhuàng xì bāo ái | lin2 zhuang4 xi4 bao1 ai2 | squamous cell carcinoma | | |