lín = li + (e)n2
woods / forest / CL:片[pian4] / circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / a collection (of similar things)
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How to pronounce 林

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n2 final

In the encampment’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

林 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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Characters with 林 as component

jìn = ji + (e)n4
to prohibit / to forbid
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
to endure
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fén = f + (e)n2
to burn
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Words with 林

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forest / CL:片[pian4]
Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
woods / grove / forest

Sentences with 林

shèng
 
 
zhè
piàn
táo
lín
shì
sān
qiān
nián
kāi
huā

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lín

woods / forest / CL:片[pian4] / circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / a collection (of similar things)

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