Meaning
forest
Chinese: 森林。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “sen” becomes a different word in each tone. 森 is the 1st 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
- 森然sēn rán(of tall trees) dense, thick; awe-inspiring
- 森罗sēn luómany things arranged together, or connected together; to go on limitlessly
- 森严sēn yánstrict; rigid; tight (security)
- 阴森yīn sēngloomy; sinister; eerie
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Example Sentence
森林里的树木又高又密。Sēn lín lǐ de shù mù yòu gāo yòu mì.The trees in the forest are tall and dense.
森林Sēn línforest里lǐinside的deof树木shù mùtree又yòuagain高gāohigh又yòuagain密mìname of an ancient state。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Three trees (木) stacked up: trees on trees, so a deep, dense forest. It means ‘dense forest’ and, by extension, ‘thick / gloomy’.
A way to remember it
Three trees piled up — a thick forest.
Easy to confuse with
- 林‘Woods’: only two trees — a lighter wood.