Pronunciation

Characters pronounced lin.

12 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 12 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

吝 lìn stingy, miserly, parsimonious 赁 lìn rent, hire; hired person 躏 lìn trample down, oppress, overrun 临 lín draw near, approach; descend 林 lín natural forest, grove; surname 淋 lín drip, soak, drench; perfectly 琳 lín elegant beautiful jade, gem 磷 lín phosphorus (element 15, P) 邻 lín neighbor; neighborhood 鳞 lín fish scales 拎 līn to haul; to lift; to take 凛 lǐn classic to shiver with cold or fear

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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