森

sēn

(bound form) densely wooded

Mori (Japanese surname); (fig.) (bound form) multitudinous; gloomy; forbidding

tree (木) + tree (木) + tree (木) = dense, forbidding forest

Three trees together evoke a thick, shadowy forest where the density itself creates an atmosphere of gloom or awe. The tripling of 木 is purely semantic — more trees, more forest.

木+木+木→森
木TreeSemantic

走进森林里,感觉很凉快。

zǒu jìn sēn lín lǐ, gǎn jué hěn liáng kuai.

Walking into the forest, it feels very cool.

那座老房子看起来阴森森的,让人害怕。

nà zuò lǎo fáng zi kàn qǐ lái yīn sēn sēn de, ràng rén hài pà.

That old house looks gloomy and forbidding, making people feel afraid.

Words with 森

汤普森

tāng pǔ sēn

(name) Thompson

钱学森

qián xué sēn

Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), Chinese scientist and aeronautical engineer

尼克森

ní kè sēn

Nixon (name)

洪森

hóng sēn

Hun Sen (1952-), prime minister of Cambodia since 1985

埃森

āi sēn

Essen, city in the Ruhr 魯爾區|鲁尔区[Lu3 er3 Qu1], Germany

萨克森

sà kè sēn

see 薩克森州|萨克森州[Sa4 ke4 sen1 Zhou1]

阿松森岛

ā sōng sēn dǎo

Ascension Island

阿森

ā sēn

Assen, city in the Netherlands

阿森松岛

ā sēn sōng dǎo

Ascension Island

阿森纳

ā sēn nà

Arsenal Football Club

阿狄森氏病

ā dí sēn shì bìng

Addison's disease

阴森

yīn sēn

gloomy

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