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lín

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lín Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lín | lin2
English translation
precipitous, steep, tall

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About lín

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

lín

Contains the radical

Shān

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

mountain

Etymology of lín

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

山粦

Semantic compound

Shān

Phonetic compound

lín

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Example sentences using lín

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tiáo lǎo gǒu 瘦骨嶙峋 shòu gǔ lín xún .

The old dog was so thin that his bones showed through his skin.

qún Niú 由于 yóuyú 饥饿 jīè ér 显得 xiǎnde shòu lín lín .

The cattle's bones stuck out with the dint of hunger.

lǎo 瘦骨嶙峋 shòu gǔ lín xún .

The old horse was painfully thin.

ǎi 老头 lǎo tóu 考虑 kǎolǜ zhāo , 瘦骨 lín lín de 肩膀 jiānbǎng shēn mái zài duī 枕头 zhěntou 之中 zhī zhōng .

The little man considered, his bony shoulders deep in the pile of pillows.

Words with lín

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
瘦骨嶙峋 shòu gǔ lín xún skinny; emaciated (idiom)瘦骨嶙峋 shòu gǔ lín xún
lín ranges of hills lín
嶙峋 lín xún craggy嶙峋 lín xún

lín Decomposition & Compounds

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