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Word and Radical Components of 森林

The Chinese word 森林 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
森林 sēnlín 1. n. forest; trees
     森林 砍伐 - rate of deforestation
     注重 保護 森林 - to attach importance to forest conservation
      愛護 森林。 - Please protect our trees.
2. n. (graph theory) forest (graph with no cycles)

森林 ⇨ 森 + 林
Component Pinyin Meanings
sēn, shēn 1. full of trees; densely forested
2. in profusion; multitudinous; dense
3. dark; gloomy; cold
     陰森 - gloomy
4. orderly
5. strict; rigid; rigorous
     森嚴 - strict; tight
6. (name obor, zh, ja, 森, xlit=Mori, type=surname)
7.    (place, zh, t=Mori, town, pref/Hokkaido, c/Japan)
8.    (place, zh, t=Mori, town, pref/Shizuoka, c/Japan)
9. (Malaysia, Singapore) Short for 森美蘭, Negeri Sembilan
lín 1. forest; grove; woods
     竹林 - bamboo forest
     防風林 - windbreak; shelterbelt
2. circle; community; group of similar people or things
     武林 - martial arts world
3. forestry
4. , commonly romanized as Lin, Lim, and Lam
      - - Lin Moniang (a Chinese sea goddess also known by several other names and titles)
      - Lin Biao (a Marshal of the People's Republic of China)

森 ⇨ 木 + 林
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. tree; woody plant
     Synonyms:
     樹木 - tree
     灌木 - shrub
     木芍藥 - tree peony
2. wood; timber
     木頭tou - log
3. wooden
      桌子 。 - This table is made of wood
4. simple; plain; slow; emotionless; wooden
     木訥 - plain spoken, slow and inarticulate
     棺木 - coffin
     就木 - to die (to enter one's coffin)
5. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of zh, 沒)
     有木有 - innit, damn right
6. numb
     麻木 - numb, insensitive
      手指 。 - Her fingers were numb with cold.
lín 1. forest; grove; woods
     竹林 - bamboo forest
     防風林 - windbreak; shelterbelt
2. circle; community; group of similar people or things
     武林 - martial arts world
3. forestry
4. , commonly romanized as Lin, Lim, and Lam
      - - Lin Moniang (a Chinese sea goddess also known by several other names and titles)
      - Lin Biao (a Marshal of the People's Republic of China)

林 ⇨ 木 + 木
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. tree; woody plant
     Synonyms:
     樹木 - tree
     灌木 - shrub
     木芍藥 - tree peony
2. wood; timber
     木頭tou - log
3. wooden
      桌子 。 - This table is made of wood
4. simple; plain; slow; emotionless; wooden
     木訥 - plain spoken, slow and inarticulate
     棺木 - coffin
     就木 - to die (to enter one's coffin)
5. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of zh, 沒)
     有木有 - innit, damn right
6. numb
     麻木 - numb, insensitive
      手指 。 - Her fingers were numb with cold.
1. tree; woody plant
     Synonyms:
     樹木 - tree
     灌木 - shrub
     木芍藥 - tree peony
2. wood; timber
     木頭tou - log
3. wooden
      桌子 。 - This table is made of wood
4. simple; plain; slow; emotionless; wooden
     木訥 - plain spoken, slow and inarticulate
     棺木 - coffin
     就木 - to die (to enter one's coffin)
5. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of zh, 沒)
     有木有 - innit, damn right
6. numb
     麻木 - numb, insensitive
      手指 。 - Her fingers were numb with cold.

林 ⇨ 木 + 木
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. tree; woody plant
     Synonyms:
     樹木 - tree
     灌木 - shrub
     木芍藥 - tree peony
2. wood; timber
     木頭tou - log
3. wooden
      桌子 。 - This table is made of wood
4. simple; plain; slow; emotionless; wooden
     木訥 - plain spoken, slow and inarticulate
     棺木 - coffin
     就木 - to die (to enter one's coffin)
5. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of zh, 沒)
     有木有 - innit, damn right
6. numb
     麻木 - numb, insensitive
      手指 。 - Her fingers were numb with cold.
1. tree; woody plant
     Synonyms:
     樹木 - tree
     灌木 - shrub
     木芍藥 - tree peony
2. wood; timber
     木頭tou - log
3. wooden
      桌子 。 - This table is made of wood
4. simple; plain; slow; emotionless; wooden
     木訥 - plain spoken, slow and inarticulate
     棺木 - coffin
     就木 - to die (to enter one's coffin)
5. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of zh, 沒)
     有木有 - innit, damn right
6. numb
     麻木 - numb, insensitive
      手指 。 - Her fingers were numb with cold.