琳
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lín · a beautiful gemstone

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

王Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Example sentences

Notice where 琳 sits in each complete thought.

Lín dá shì dà huì de cān sài zhě zhīyī.琳达是大会的参赛者之一。

Linda is one of the contestants in the pageant.

Source: Tatoeba #5550041 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kǎi sè lín nǚ shì, wǒ wú huà kě shuō.凯瑟琳女士,我无话可说。

Lady Catherine, I have nothing further to say.

Source: Tatoeba #5581694 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài zhuī lín dá.我在追琳達。

I was chasing Linda.

Source: Tatoeba #13975716 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dān bǎng zhù le lín dá de shǒu.丹綁住了琳達的手。

Dan tied Linda's hands.

Source: Tatoeba #13975209 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dān zài yǔ lín dá jiàn miàn qián dǎ le jīhū yì nián diàn huà.丹在与琳达见面前打了几乎一年电话。

Dan had started calling Linda almost a year before they met up.

Source: Tatoeba #5574899 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dān hé lín dá zuì hòu bān qù le lún dūn.丹和琳达最后搬去了伦敦。

Dan and Linda eventually moved to London.

Source: Tatoeba #9961321 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 琳 in context

  1. Say lín, then recall the core meaning: a beautiful gemstone.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 琳琅 (lín láng), meaning “glittering jewels”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 琳 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.