懂中文 Dong Chinese

琳

lín

beautiful jade

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 林 represents the sound.

Components
王 meaning component

王  Meaning component

wáng, wàng

  

king

林 sound component

林  Sound component

lín

  

forest

Evolution

琳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
琳 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

琳  

lín

beautiful jade, gem; gem

Most common words with 琳
Freq.
Word
Meaning

琳

gem

凯瑟琳

Katherine

琳琅满目

fig. a dazzling lineup

罗琳

Rowling (name)

关之琳

Rosamund Kwan (1962-), Hong Kong actress