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临 (lín): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 临

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How to write 临 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 临

临 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

临

臣left-side shape

人middle shape

4.

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5.

How to Use 临

Arriving (come to a place/person)

These words use 临 to mean 'arrive' or 'come to'.

光临 • guāng lín • to honour with your presence • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 临

临时 • lín shí • temporary; provisional

HSK 5

lín临

shí

7.

Example Sentences

gōng公

sī司

miàn面

lín临

yán严

jùn峻

de

Information

Pinyinlín

Meaningto face, to approach, to be near

Strokes9

Radical丨

Traditional臨

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1098

Zhuyinㄌㄧㄣˊ

UnicodeU+4E34

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臣left-side shape 人middle shape 口lower box 口lower box

A person (人) looks down from a cliff (臣) over objects (口口) — to oversee or approach something closely.

guāng光

lín临

to honour with your presence

降临 • jiàng lín • befall; arrive • HSK 6

HSK 6

jiàng降

lín临

befall; arrive

来临 • lái lín • to approach; to come closer • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

lái来

lín临

to approach; to come closer

Facing or being near

These words use 临 to indicate facing something or being close.

面临 • miàn lín • be faced with; be up against • HSK 5

HSK 5

miàn面

lín临

be faced with; be up against

濒临 • bīn lín • be close to; be on the verge of; border on • HSK 6

HSK 6

bīn濒

lín临

be close to; be on the verge of; border on

临近 • lín jìn • Near • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

lín临

jìn近

Near

时

temporary; provisional

临床 • lín chuáng • clinical

HSK 6

lín临

chuáng床

clinical

临街 • lín jiē • Face the street

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

lín临

jiē街

Face the street

莅临 • lì lín • arrive

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

lì莅

lín临

arrive

的

shì市

chǎng场

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

。

The company faces severe market challenges.

Dà大

huò祸

lín临

tóu头

shí时

tā他

cái才

hòu后

huǐ悔

。

He only regretted when disaster befell him.

wǒ我

men们

lín临

shí时

jué决

dìng定

qù去

gōng公

yuán园

sàn散

bù步

。

We temporarily decided to go for a walk in the park.

wǒ我

men们

de的

fáng房

zi子

lín临

zhe着

yì一

tiáo条

xiǎo小

hé河

。

Our house faces a small river.

Kē科

xué学

jiā家

zhèng正

zài在

yán研

jiū究

cái材

liào料

de的

lín临

jiè界

zhuàng状

tài态

。

Scientists are studying the critical state of the material.

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霖lincontinuous rain
麟línfemale unicorn; mythical auspicious beast
琳línbeautiful jade, gem
鳞línfish scales
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嶙línrugged, jagged (of mountains or rocks)

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Characters with radical "丨".

中zhōngcenter, middle, within, among
丰fēngabundant, plentiful, lush, full
串chuànstring together
卡kǎto block; to be stuck; a clip or fastener
丫yāfork; bifurcation; branch

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