Meaning
woods; forest
Chinese: 树林、成片的树木。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “lin” becomes a different word in each tone. 林 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 森林sēn línforest
- 树林shù línwoods; grove; forest
- 园林yuán língardens; park; landscape garden
- 丛林cóng línjungle; thicket; forest; Buddhist monastery
- 林地lín dìwoodland
Example Sentence
森林里住着各种各样的动物。Sēn lín lǐ zhù zhe gè zhǒng gè yàng de dòng wù.All kinds of animals live in the forest.
森林Sēn línforest里lǐinside住zhùto live着zhe(ongoing action)各种各样gè zhǒng gè yàngvarious kinds的deof动物dòng wùanimal。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Two trees (木 + 木) standing together: a wood or grove. It means ‘woods / forest’.
A way to remember it
Two trees side by side — a wood.
Easy to confuse with
- 森‘Dense forest’: three trees instead of two — even thicker woods.