琳
gem
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,534 U+7433
How 琳 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
王 (semantic, “jade”) + 林 (phonetic, lín)
How to remember it
gem · Heisig RSH #3017
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 林
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 林 (lín) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 林 sound component | lín | forest, grove; surname |
| 禁 | jìn | to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure |
| 淋 | lín | to drench, to drip, to soak; perfectly |
| 彬 | bīn | ornamental; cultivated, refined, well-bred |
| 啉 | lín | stupid; slow |
| 霖 | lín | monsoon; a long spell of rain |
| 婪 | lán | to covet; covetous, avaricious |
| 痲 | má | pock-marked; measles; leprosy |
| 郴 | chēn | a county in Hunan province; surname |
Words containing 琳
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 1993-1… |
| 叶卡捷琳堡 | Yè kǎ jié lín bǎo | Yekaterinburg (Russian city, also known as Ekaterinburg or Sverdlovsk) |
| 玛德琳 | Mǎ dé lín | Madeleine (name) |
| 玛德琳 | mǎ dé lín | madeleine (French cake) |
| 叶卡捷琳娜 | Yè kǎ jié lín nà | Yekaterina or Ekaterina (name); Catherine the Great or Catherine the Second (1684-1727), E… |
| 罗琳 | Luó lín | Rowling (name); Joanne Kathleen Rowling (1965-), author of the Harry Potter series of nove… |
| 杰奎琳·肯尼迪 | Jié kuí lín · Kěn ní dí | Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy (1929-1994) |
| 满目琳琅 | mǎn mù lín láng | see 琳瑯滿目|琳琅满目[lin2 lang2 man3 mu4] |
| 琳琅满目 | lín láng mǎn mù | (idiom) to be a feast for the eyes; to be a cornucopia of delights; to be diverse and abun… |
| 圣凯瑟琳 | Shèng kǎi sè lín | Saint Catherine |
| 埃琳娜 | Āi lín nà | Elena (name) |
| 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, … |
| 凯瑟琳 | Kǎi sè lín | Catherine (name); Katherine |
| 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, … |
| 杰奎琳 | Jié kuí lín | Jacqueline (name) |
| 琳琅 | lín láng | glittering jewels |
| 杨丞琳 | Yáng Chéng lín | Rainie Yang (1984-), Taiwanese entertainer |