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lín

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lín Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lín | lin2
English translation
to draw near, to approach; to descend

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About lín

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Number of strokes

17

Traditional form

lín

Contains the radical

Chén

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Etymology of lín

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Positional decomposition

Chén ⿱? pǐn

Explanation

Simplified form of lín . Phonosemantic compound. jiān represents the meaning and pǐn represents the sound.

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Words with lín

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
面临 miànlín to face sth面臨
临床 línchuáng clinical臨床
临时 línshí temporary臨時
光临 guānglín to attend光臨
来临 lái lín to approach來臨
降临 jiànglín to descend降臨
lín to face lín
临近 lín jìn close to臨近
临死 lín sǐ facing death臨死
临终 lín zhōng approaching one's end臨終
濒临 bīnlín on the edge of瀕臨
临时工 lín shí gōng day laborer臨時工
亲临 qīn lín to go in person親臨
临界 lín jiè critical臨界
莅临 lì lín to arrive (esp. of notable person)蒞臨
临头 lín tóu to befall臨頭
居高临下 jū gāo lín xià to overlook居高臨下
临别 lín bié on parting臨別
临界点 lín jiè diǎn critical point臨界點
临沂 Lín yí Linyi prefecture-level city in Shandong臨沂
临走 lín zǒu before leaving臨走
临安 Lín ān Lin'an county level city in Hangzhou 杭州 Háng zhōu [Háng​zhōu], Zhejiang臨安
临场 lín chǎng firsthand (experience)臨場

lín Decomposition & Compounds

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