琳 — Chinese character
琳
lín
a beautiful gemstone
- Pinyin
- lín
- Radical
- 96 ⽟ (Jade)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 王 林
- Formation
- pictophonetic — jade; meaning component 王; sound component 林
- Japanese
- 琳 as a kanji
Common words with 琳
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 琳琅满目 (琳瑯滿目) | lín láng mǎn mù | (idiom) to be a feast for the eyes; to be a cornucopia of delights; to be diverse and abundant |
| 玛德琳 (瑪德琳) | mǎ dé lín | madeleine (French cake) |
| 琳琅 (琳瑯) | lín láng | glittering jewels |
| 满目琳琅 (滿目琳琅) | mǎn mù lín láng | see 琳琅满目 (lín láng mǎn mù) |
English words written with 琳
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.