淋

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drench

HSK 7

Human →Actions

lín

リン

さび.しい、さみ.しい

림

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

Components

氵 water (drops)+ 林 woods =

淋 drench

氵 Meaning component

shui water (drops)

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

林 Phonetic component

lín woods

forest, grove

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

淋

Regular

Modern

Chinese

淋 [lín]

to sprinkle; to drip; to pour; to drench

淋 [lìn]

to filter; to strain; to drain; gonorrhea; (TCM) strangury

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

淋そそぎ

Sosogi surname

淋りん

Rin female given namesurname

CHINESE WORDS (44)

冰淇淋 [bīngqílín] #3,738

ice cream

淋巴结 [línbājié] #29,510

lymphatic node

淋巴结 [línbājié] #29,510

淋巴细胞 [línbāxìbāo] #33,181

lymphocyte

淋巴细胞 [línbāxìbāo] #33,181

lymphocyte

淋漓尽致 [línlíjìnzhì] #22,488

lit. extreme saturation (idiom)

淋漓尽致 [línlíjìnzhì] #22,488

lit. extreme saturation (idiom)

淋病 [lìnbìng] #15,276

gonorrhea

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JAPANESE WORDS (29)

⭐ 寂しい [さびしい] #945

lonely

寂しがり屋 [さびしがりや] #27,575

person who gets lonely easily

物寂しい [ものさびしい] #44,007

lonely

寂しげ [さびしげ] #56,816

seeming lonely

うら寂しい [うらさびしい] #71,130

lonesome

リンパ節 [リンパせつ] #71,154

lymph node

口寂しい [くちさびしい] #84,347

craving for food, a cigarette, etc.

リンパ球 [リンパきゅう] #91,204

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