琳 (lín): gem
琳 (lín) is a Chinese character meaning “gem.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 王 (jade). It ranks #1232 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- gem
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凯瑟琳 | kǎi sè lín | Catherine (name) |
| 杰奎琳 | jié kuí lín | Jacqueline (name) |
| 埃琳娜 | āi lín nà | Elena (name) |
| 玛德琳 | mǎ dé lín | madeleine (French cake) |
| 琳琅满目 | lín láng mǎn mù | (idiom) to be a feast for the eyes |
| 杰奎琳·肯尼迪 | jié kuí lín · kěn ní dí | Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy (1929-1994) |
| 叶卡捷琳娜 | yè kǎ jié lín nà | Yekaterina or Ekaterina (name) |
| 罗琳 | luó lín | Rowling (name) |
| 圣凯瑟琳 | shèng kǎi sè lín | Saint Catherine |
| 关之琳 | guān zhī lín | Rosamund Kwan (1962-), Hong Kong actress |
| 琳·戴维斯 | lín · dài wéi sī | Lynn E. Davis (1943-), US academic and arms control expert, undersecretary of state 1993-1997 |
| 满目琳琅 | mǎn mù lín láng | lit. to fill one's eyes with glittering jewels |
| 叶卡捷琳堡 | yè kǎ jié lín bǎo | Yekaterinburg (Russian city, also known as Ekaterinburg or Sverdlovsk) |
| 许仲琳 | xǔ zhòng lín | Xu Zhonglin or Chen Zhonglin 陳仲琳|陈仲琳[Chen2 Zhong4 lin2] (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel I... |
| 陈仲琳 | chén zhòng lín | Chen Zhonglin, aka Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳|许仲琳[Xu3 Zhong4 lin2] (c. 1567–c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel I... |
琳 appears in 17 compound words: 18 as the first character, 53 as the last, and 29 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
老师教我们琳字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men lín zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "琳."
黄侦琳因酒驾争议退选!黄国昌:规范比绿严格10...
huáng zhēn lín yīn jiǔ jià zhēng yì tuì xuǎn ! huáng guó chāng : guī fàn bǐ lǜ yán gé 1 0 . . .
影/遭質疑為黃偵琳酒駕爭議背書 賴瑞隆:酒駕零容忍
yǐng zāo 質 yí 為 黃 偵 琳 jiǔ 駕 爭 議 bèi 書 賴 ruì lóng jiǔ 駕 líng róng rěn
Shadow/questioned endorsement of Huang Jianlin's drunk driving controversy Lai Ruilong: There is zero tolerance for drunk driving
黃偵琳酒駕不退選?Cheap掀她底狠酸:這女士...
黃 偵 琳 jiǔ 駕 bù tuì 選 ? xiān tā de hěn suān 這 nǚ shì . . .
Huang Zhenlin Refuses to Withdraw from Election Despite DUI? Netizens Viciously Mock Her: This Lady...
東方日報C1:倪樂琳幸保財色 心郁改名轉運
東 fāng rì 報 倪 樂 琳 xìng bǎo 財 sè xīn yù gǎi míng 轉 運
Oriental Daily News C1: Ngai Lok Lam Lucky to keep her wealth and fortune, and change her name to change her luck.
Character Family
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