林
forest · Character component
forest, grove; surname
Two trees 木 representing a forest
林 at a glance
- Meaning
- forest
- Strokes
- 8
- Characters
- 19
- Role
- Contributes meaning and sound
Characters with 林 (18 of 19)
HSK 3 · 1
HSK 4 · 3
Beyond HSK · 12
郴chēn · name of a district in Hunan彬bīn · urbane; well-bred; cultivated梵fàn · abbr. for 梵教[Fan4 jiao4] Brahmanism啉lín · used in the transliteration of the names of organic compounds such as porphyrin 卟啉[bu3 lin2] and quinoline 喹啉[kui2 lin2]棼fén · beams in roof焚fén · to burn琳lín · gem痲má · leprosy潸shān · tearfully霖lín · continued rain麓lù · foot of a hill爨cuàn · cooking-stove
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 林 mean?
林 means "forest". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning and sound.
How many Chinese characters contain 林?
19 characters in this dictionary contain 林, including ones at HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 6.
How many strokes does 林 have?
林 is written in 8 strokes.