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林 (lín): Forest — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

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
木mù · tree
木mù · tree
林=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 林

林 handwriting practice worksheet preview
5.

How to Use 林

Forest and Grove

Words referring to a cluster of trees or wooded area.

森林 • sēn lín • forest • HSK 4
HSK 4
6.

Example Sentences

wǒ我
men们
zài在
shù树
lín林
lǐ里
sàn

Information

Pinyinlín
Meaningforest; woods; grove
Strokes8
Radical木
Traditional林
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#883
Zhuyinㄌㄧㄣˊ
UnicodeU+6797
CangjieDD
木mù · tree
+木mù · tree
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

散
bù步
hěn很
shū舒
fu服
。

It's very comfortable to walk in the woods

zhè这
piàn片
yuán原
shǐ始
cóng丛
lín林
de的
shēng生
wù物
duō多
yàng样
xìng性
lìng令
rén人
tàn叹
wéi为
guān观
zhǐ止
。

The biodiversity of this primeval jungle is truly breathtaking.

zhè这
piàn片
lín林
zi子
hěn很
dà大
。

This woods is very large.

zhè这
piàn片
sēn森
lín林
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
yě野
shēng生
dòng动
wù物
。

There are many wild animals in this forest.

zhè这
piàn片
zhú竹
lín林
cháng长
dé得
fēi非
cháng常
mào茂
mì密
。

This bamboo forest grows very densely

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "lin".

  • 麟línfemale unicorn; mythical auspicious beast
  • 琳línbeautiful jade, gem
  • 鳞línfish scales
  • 磷línphosphorus; water rushing between
  • 嶙línrugged, jagged (of mountains or rocks)
  • 霖lincontinuous rain
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "木".

  • 榻tàcot, couch, bed
  • 桦huàtype of birch
  • 桓huánvariety of tree; surname
  • 札zháletter, note; correspondence
  • 楞léngused for Ceylon in Buddhist texts
  • 榷quèfootbridge; toll, levy; monopoly
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