林
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Translingual
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Han character
林 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 木木 (DD), four-corner 44990, composition ⿰木木)
Derived characters
- 㑣, 啉, 𡍚, 㛦, 崊, 㣩, 惏, 㨆, 淋, 晽, 𦝃, 𤊩, 琳, 䢞, 𪾭, 碄, 綝(𬘭), 諃, 𨂕, 醂, 𧇨, 𪳻, 𮨭(𬱾), 𣒜, 彬, 郴, 㪔, 𬃂, 𬃴, 䫐(𬃲), 𠓭, 冧, 𠩵, 㚞, 㝝, 𡹇, 麻, 𣇰, 森, 菻, 𠄻, 痳, 罧, 𥦝, 𪩦, 𦋗, 箖, 𧇃, 𤾓, 䦥, 霖, 𧇥, 𠐙, 𬴫, 𪎦, 𣟒
- 𣑽, 𫦯, 㭝, 𠵂, 埜, 梦, 𡘽, 婪, 𡹚, 梵, 梺, 椘, 𢛓, 𫿱, 𣈅, 𣓏, 𪵝, 焚, 㷊, 棼, 棽, 棾, 𣓕, 𣓴, 𪲡, 𬂽, 榃, 楚, 𥁹, 𥓙, 禁, 𣕯, 𣕽, 𣕾, 𪲵, 𫱒, 𬃕, 𬃚, 𧛀, 𧩋, 𧯴, 𧼖, 䠂, 辳, 㯄, 𧹫, 𪳟, 𨨗, 樷, 㯟, 㯬, 𪳯, 𬄜, 檒(𮨴), 𣜕, 𨤳, 𪳽, 𬄰, 𩤆, 𣝹, 㰈, 𬷞, 麓, 𧰔, 𬅐, 𬅛, 𮟝, 𣫓
References
- KangXi: page 516, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14551
- Dae Jaweon: page 903, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1164, character 7
- Unihan data for U+6797
- Unihan data for U+F9F4
Chinese
simp. and trad. | 林 |
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Glyph origin
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Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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婪 | *ɡ·ruːm |
惏 | *ɡ·ruːm |
啉 | *ɡ·ruːm |
漤 | *ɡ·ruːmʔ |
醂 | *ɡ·ruːmʔ |
林 | *ɡ·rɯm |
琳 | *ɡ·rɯm |
淋 | *ɡ·rɯm, *ɡ·rɯms |
痳 | *ɡ·rɯm |
箖 | *ɡ·rɯm |
霖 | *ɡ·rɯm |
菻 | *ɡ·rɯmʔ, *ɡ·rɯms |
罧 | *slɯmʔ, *srɯms |
棽 | *r̥ʰɯm, *srɯm |
綝 | *r̥ʰɯm |
郴 | *r̥ʰɯm |
禁 | *krɯm, *krɯms |
襟 | *krɯm |
僸 | *krɯms, *ŋɡrɯmʔ |
澿 | *ɡrɯm |
噤 | *ɡrɯmʔ, *ɡrɯms |
凚 | *ɡrɯmʔ, *ɡrɯms |
齽 | *ɡrɯms |
Duplication of 木 (“tree”) to give the idea of multiple trees (compare 森), thus a forest.
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ram (“jungle; forest; country; field”) (STEDT). Cognate with 森 (OC *srɯm, “forest”), Mizo ram (“forest; country”), Karbi ram (“jungle”).
Or perhaps an area word (Schuessler, 2007), shared with Khmer រាម (riəm, “thick bushy jungle that grows along a stream”), Old Khmer *rām (“inundated forest along a watercourse”), Old Khmer sarāma ~ sarāṃ (“a tract of stunted vegetation”), Mon ရာံ (rèm, “copse; patch of woodland”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
林
- forest; grove; woods
- 竹林 ― zhúlín ― bamboo forest
- 防風林/防风林 ― fángfēnglín ― windbreak; shelterbelt
- circle; community; group of similar people or things
- 武林 ― wǔlín ― martial arts world
- forestry
- a surname, commonly romanized as Lin, Lim, and Lam
- 林默娘 ― Lín Mòniáng ― Lin Moniang (a Chinese sea goddess also known by several other names and titles)
- 林則徐/林则徐 ― Lín Zéxú ― Lin Zexu (Qing dynasty Chinese official)
- 林彪 ― Lín Biāo ― Lin Biao (a Marshal of the People's Republic of China)
Compounds
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Descendants
- → Japanese: 林 (rin)
- → Korean: 림(林) (rim), 임(林) (im)
- → Vietnamese: lâm (林)
Others:
- → English: Lin, Lam, Lum, Lim
- → Tagalog: Lim
Further reading
- “Entry #4208”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
Kanji
(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)
Readings
- Go-on: りん (rin, Jōyō)←りん (rin, historical)←りむ (rimu, ancient)
- Kan-on: りん (rin, Jōyō)←りん (rin, historical)←りむ (rimu, ancient)
- Kun: はやし (hayashi, 林, Jōyō)←はやし (fayasi, historical); おおい (ōi, 林い)←おほい (ofoi, historical)
- Nanori: き (ki); きみ (kimi); しげ (shige); しげる (shigeru); とき (toki); ふさ (fusa); もと (moto); もり (mori); よし (yoshi)
Compounds
- 林檎 (ringo, “apple”)
- 少林 (Shōrin, “Shaolin”)
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term |
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林 |
はやし Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
From Old Japanese. First mentioned in the Man'yōshū, completed in 759 CE.[1]
Derives from the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 生やす (hayasu, “to grow”).[1] The root verb is in the transitive form, suggesting that the original sense of hayashi may have indicated a deliberately planted or managed grove.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) はやし [hàyáshíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[2][3][4]
- (Tokyo) はやし [hàyáshí] (Heiban – [0])[2][3][4]
- IPA(key): [ha̠ja̠ɕi]
Noun
林 • (hayashi)
- [from 759] a grove, woods, copse
- [from 759] (figuratively) a forest of something
Derived terms
- 梅林 (umebayashi)
- 小林 (Kobayashi)
- 竹林 (takebayashi)
- 松林 (matsubayashi)
See also
- 森 (mori, “forest”, generally larger than a hayashi)
Proper noun
林 • (Hayashi)
- a surname
- a female given name
Etymology 2
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林 |
りん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
/rimʉ/ → /riɴ/
From Middle Chinese 林 (MC liɪm).
Affix
林 • (rin)
- grove, forest, woods, copse
- gathering
- lined up
Derived terms
- 林間 (rinkan)
- 林業 (ringyō)
- 林道 (rindō)
- 林野 (rin'ya)
- 林立 (rinritsu)
- 学林 (gakurin)
- 翰林 (kanrin)
- 芸林 (geirin)
- 原生林 (genseirin)
- 混交林 (konkōrin)
- 山林 (sanrin)
- 辞林 (jirin)
- 樹林 (jurin)
- 純林 (junrin)
- 書林 (shorin)
- 松林 (shōrin)
- 植林 (shokurin)
- 僧林 (sōrin)
- 森林 (shinrin)
- 疎林 (sorin)
- 造林 (zōrin)
- 竹林 (chikurin)
- 梅林 (bairin)
- 密林 (mitsurin)
Proper noun
林 • (Rin)
- a surname
- (rare) a female given name
Usage notes
As a surname, this reading is more often used by people of Chinese ancestry, since it is similar to the Mandarin Chinese reading of Lín.
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 林 (MC liɪm). Recorded as Middle Korean 림 (lim) (Yale: lim) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource林 (eumhun 수풀 림 (supul rim), South Korea 수풀 임 (supul im))
- Hanja form? of 림/임 (“forest”).
Compounds
- 산림 (山林, sallim)
- 삼림 (森林, samnim)
- 밀림 (密林, millim)
- 농림 (農林, nongnim)
- 임업 (林業, imeop)
- 수림 (樹林, surim)
- 무림 (茂林, murim)
- 죽림 (竹林, jungnim)
- 임야 (林野, imya, “forest land; woods and fields”)
- 삼림욕 (森林浴, samnimyok)
- 원시림 (原始林, wonsirim)
- 열대우림 (熱帶雨林, yeoldae'urim)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
林: Hán Nôm readings: lâm, Lâm
- forest
- gathering
- dense
- a surname
References
- Hán Việt Tự Điển Thiều Chửu v. 3.0, http://vietnamtudien.org/thieuchuu, http://vietnamtudien.org/thieuchuu/&h75.htm#26519