森 (sēn): forest (dense)
森 (sēn) is a Chinese character meaning “forest (dense).” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (structural), 木 (structural) and 木 (structural). It ranks #1028 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 森 many trees 木 forming a forest. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- forest (dense)
Etymology & Origin
ideographicMany trees 木 forming a forest
Decomposition: ⿱木⿰木木 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 森
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辛普森proper-noun | xīn pǔ sēn | Simpson (name) |
| 乔纳森proper-noun | qiáo nà sēn | Jonathan (name) |
| 詹森 | zhān sēn | Johnson |
| 尼尔森 | ní ěr sēn | Nielsen or Nelson (name) |
| 森严adjective | sēn yán | strict |
| 汤普森noun | tāng pǔ sēn | (name) Thompson |
| 汉森 | hàn sēn | Hansen or Hanson (name) |
| 阿森纳proper-noun | ā sēn nà | Arsenal Football Club |
| 杰克森proper-noun | jié kè sēn | Jackson (name) |
| 尼克森 | ní kè sēn | Nixon (name) |
| 艾森豪威尔proper-noun | ài sēn háo wēi ěr | Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), US army general and politician, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War... |
| 帕金森proper-noun | pà jīn sēn | (name) Parkinson |
| 阴森adjective | yīn sēn | gloomy |
| 梅森 | méi sēn | Martin Mersenne (1588-1648, French mathematician) |
| 皮尔森 | pí ěr sēn | Pearson (family name as well as various places) |
森 appears in 88 compound words: 17 as the first character, 43 as the last, and 40 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 森 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
森林公园里有专门的徒步路线，适合各个年龄段的游客。
Sēnlín gōngyuán lǐ yǒu zhuānmén de túbù lùxiàn, shìhé gè gè niánlíngduàn de yóukè.
The forest park has dedicated hiking trails suitable for visitors of all ages.
...座標移動中】鄒欣寧/他們膜拜的,是一整座森林
. . . zuò 標 yí 動 zhōng 鄒 xīn 寧 tā 們 mó bài de , shì yī zhěng zuò sēn lín
[Coordinate Shift] Zou Xinning / What they worship is an entire forest
廣角鏡/新社「櫻花鳥森林」 花道迎賓
廣 jiǎo 鏡 xīn shè 櫻 huā 鳥 sēn lín huā dào yíng 賓
Wide-angle Lens / Xinshe "Sakura Bird Forest" Flower Path Welcomes Guests
...斯坦案|保守黨高層:國會應對安德魯、文德森展開叛國罪調查
. . . sī tǎn àn bǎo shǒu 黨 gāo 層 國 會 應 對 ān dé 魯 wén dé sēn zhǎn 開 pàn 國 zuì 調 chá
Stan Case | Conservative Party Leadership: Parliament Should Launch Treason Investigations Against Andrew and Wendson
...衛冕軍火力全開!佐藤輝明猛打賞灌5打點、森下翔太開轟4打點 日本隊首場實戰痛宰軟銀
. . . 衛 冕 軍 huǒ lì quán 開 ! zuǒ téng 輝 míng měng dǎ 賞 guàn dǎ 點 sēn xià xiáng tài 開 轟 dǎ 點 rì běn 隊 shǒu 場 實 戰 tòng zǎi 軟 銀
...The defending champions unleashed their full offensive firepower! Teruaki Sato delivered a three-hit game with 5 RBIs, while Shota Morishita launched a homer for 4 RBIs. Japan crushed the SoftBank Hawks in their first exhibition game.
台南山上花園水道博物館「水語森林」「唧筒象」 成走春新地標
tái nán shān shàng huā 園 shuǐ dào bó wù 館 shuǐ 語 sēn lín 唧 tǒng xiàng chéng zǒu chūn xīn dì 標
Tainan's Shanshang Garden Waterworks Museum: "Forest of Water Whispers" and "Squirting Elephant" Become New Spring Festival Landmarks
森岩软水:用严苛标准,为央视春晚打造 “舌...
sēn yán ruǎn shuǐ yòng yán kē biāo zhǔn , wéi yāng shì chūn wǎn dǎ zào jī . . .
Morioka soft water: with strict standards, for the CCTV Spring Festival Gala to create "tongue...
她缓缓消失在雾气弥漫的森林中。
Tā huǎnhuǎn xiāoshī zài wùqì mímàn de sēnlín zhōng.
She slowly disappeared into the foggy forest.
我可以把你介绍给强森博士吗?
Wǒ kěyǐ bǎ nǐ jièshào gěi Qiángsēn bóshì ma?
May I introduce you to Dr. Johnson?
他在森林中迷了路。
Tā zài sēnlín zhōng mí le lù.
He lost his way in the woods.
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