林

lín

(bound form) woods; forest

surname Lin; Japanese surname Hayashi; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); (bound form) a collection (of similar things)

tree (木) + tree (木) = a grove of trees

Two trees side by side evoke a grove — enough trees to form a cluster, but not yet the overwhelming density of 森. The doubling signals plurality and collective growth.

木+木→林
木TreeSemantic

山上有一片茂密的树林。

shān shang yǒu yī piàn màomì de shùlín。

On the mountain there is a dense stretch of woods.

他在艺林中已经有了一定的名气。

tā zài yìlín zhōng yǐjīng yǒu le yīdìng de míngqi。

He has already gained a certain reputation in artistic circles.

Words with 林

孔林

kǒng lín

the Confucius family mausoleum at Qufu 曲阜, rebuilt and extended by every dynasty

山林

shān lín

wooded mountain; mountain forest

克里姆林宫

kè lǐ mǔ lín gōng

the Kremlin

宝林

bǎo lín

Po Lam (area in Hong Kong)

斯大林

sī dà lín

Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator

吉林大学

jí lín dà xué

Jilin University

北京林业大学

běi jīng lín yè dà xué

Beijing Forestry University

阿司匹林

ā sī pǐ lín

(loanword) aspirin

林州

lín zhōu

see 林州市[Lin2 zhou1 Shi4]

林边

lín biān

Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan

柏林

bó lín

Berlin, capital of Germany

羽林

yǔ lín

armed escort

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