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Animated Stroke Order 林

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 林 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 林

林 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

林

林=木tree+木tree

Two trees (木) stand side by side — forming a small forest or grove of trees.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 林

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林 handwriting practice sheet - portrait

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林 handwriting practice sheet - portrait orientation

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5.

How to Use 林

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 林 works in context.

Forest and Grove

Words referring to a cluster of trees or wooded area.

森林 • sēn lín • forest • HSK 4

HSK 4

sēn森

lín林

forest

树林 • shù lín • woods; grove • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

shù树

lín林

woods; grove

丛林 • cóng lín • Jungle • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cóng丛

lín林

Jungle

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 林 is used in context

wǒ我

men们

zài在

shù树

lín林

lǐ里

sàn散

bù步

hěn很

shū舒

fú服

。

It's very comfortable to walk in the woods

zhè这

piàn片

sēn森

lín林

lǐ里

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

yě

zhè这

piàn片

zhú竹

lín林

cháng长

dé得

fēi非

cháng常

mào

Information

Pinyinlín

Meaningforest

Strokes8

Radical木

Traditional林

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#883

Zhuyinㄌㄧㄣˊ

UnicodeU+6797

CangjieDD

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野

shēng生

dòng动

wù物

。

There are many wild animals in this forest.

茂

mì密

。

This bamboo forest grows very densely

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