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林

lín

lín · lam4 (Jyutping)

  1. Japanese surname Hayashi
  2. (bound form) woods; forest
  3. (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
  4. (bound form) a collection (of similar things)
  5. surname Lin

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

林

Meaning
forest, grove; surname
Radical
木
Strokes
8
Components
⿰木木
Cangjie
DD
Four-corner
4499.0

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