林
línLín HSK4

forest

林 lín frequency
forest noun
woods or a large area covered with trees

这片松林非常茂密。

zhè piàn sōng lín fēi​cháng mào​mì.

This pine forest is very dense.

collection noun
a gathering or collection of similar things, often used in titles

西安碑林收藏了许多古代石碑。

Xī'ān bēi lín shōu​cáng le xǔ​duō gǔ​dài shí​bēi.

The Forest of Steles in Xi'an houses many ancient stone tablets.

circles noun
a specific group or community of people with common interests or characteristics

他在武林中是一位受人尊敬的前辈。

tā zài wǔ​lín zhōng shì yī wèi shòu rén zūn​jìng de qián​bèi.

He is a respected senior figure in the martial arts world.

林 Lín
Lin proper name
a common Chinese surname

林先生是我们的老师。

Lín xiān​sheng shì wǒ​men de lǎo​shī.

Mr. Lin is our teacher.

Hayashi proper name
a Japanese surname

林忠彦是一位著名的日本摄影师。

Lín Zhōng​yàn shì yī wèi zhù​míng de Rì​běn shè​yǐng​shī.

Tadahiko Hayashi was a famous Japanese photographer.

Frequency
Character
Written text
364th most common 608.1 per million
Movie subtitles
639th most common 213.3 per million appears in 40% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
37.4 per million appears in 6% of films
Written text
89.5 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+6797

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)