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Chinese symbol for “grove”

小树林
xiǎo shù lín
Traditional: 小樹林
grove

The closest CC-CEDICT match for grove is 小树林 (xiǎo shù lín), defined as: grove.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

小 xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
radical 42 ⼩ · 3 strokes
树 shù
tree; to plant; to set up, to establish
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes
林 lín
forest, grove; surname
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “grove”

WordPinyinMeaning
树林 (樹林)shù línwoods; grove
林子lín ziwoods; grove

Related words

Other words that share a character with 小树林.

WordPinyinMeaning
小时 (小時)xiǎo shíhour
小说 (小說)xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction
小学 (小學)xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school
小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady; miss
小组 (小組)xiǎo zǔgroup
小孩xiǎo háichild; 个 (gè)
树立 (樹立)shù lìto set up; to establish
树木 (樹木)shù mùtree
森林sēn línforest; measure word: 片 (piàn)

See also: Japanese symbol for “grove”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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