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Meaning of 林

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Pinyin: lín
English Definition: woods; forest; Classifiers: [pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things)
Chinese Definition:
①长在一片土地上的许多树木或竹子:树林。森林。林海。林薮(a.山林小泽;b.喻丛集的处所)。
②聚集在一起的同类的人或事物:书林。艺林。碑林。儒林。
③姓氏。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Ideographic: Two trees representing a forest
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • [ ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
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Example Words
森林 sēn lín forest; Classifiers:
林业 lín forest industry; forestry
造林 zào lín forestation
吉林 lín Jilin province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. , capital 长春 ; also Jilin prefecture-level city, Jilin province
退耕还林 tuì gēng huán lín restoring agricultural land to forest
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Example Sentences
1
There are many caves in the deep forests.
2
Pine forests are also beautiful in winter.
3
Forest fires happen frequently in this area.
4
We walked for a long time in the forest.
5
Pine trees are the most common type of tree in the forest.