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lín

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lín Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lín | lin2
English translation
phosphorus

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About lín

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

lín

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Etymology of lín

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Positional decomposition

米舛

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Words with lín

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
lín variant of lín [lín]
磷酸 lín suān phosphoric acid磷酸 lín suān
磷脂 lín zhī phospholipid磷脂 lín zhī
有机磷 yǒu jī lín organic phosphate有機磷
磷光 lín guāng phosphorescence磷光 lín guāng
磷酸盐 lín suān yán phosphate磷酸鹽
白磷 bái lín white phosphorus白磷 bái lín
磷肥 lín féi phosphate fertilizer磷肥 lín féi
卵磷脂 luǎn lín zhī lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)卵磷脂 luǎn lín zhī
磷酸钙 lín suān gài calcium phosphate (chemistry)磷酸鈣
磷灰石 lín huī shí apatite磷灰石 lín huī shí
磷酸钠 lín suān nà sodium phosphate (chemistry)磷酸鈉
磷火 lín huǒ phosphorescence磷火 lín huǒ
红磷 hóng lín red phosphorus紅磷

lín Decomposition & Compounds

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