Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced lin
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced lin, including 林 lín, 临 lín, 邻 lín, 淋 lìn / lín, 琳 lín. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For lin, start on l and let it run into in without pausing; keep the mouth moving and hold the tone to the end.
Initial l
Start the syllable on the initial l, then run straight into the final in — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final in
Settle the final in into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (林 lín, 临 lín, 邻 lín, 淋 lìn / lín, 琳 lín) and lock in their tones. 5 common characters share the sound lin, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
lin turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 林, 临, 邻… (4 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 淋 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing lin inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
5 common characters in this group.