淋 (lín)
To drench; to pour; to get wet (in the rain).
How 淋 is written
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Traditional
- 淋
- Simplified
- 淋 (unchanged)
Components
- 氵 water
- 林 N/A
淋 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- lín
- to drain; to drench; to drip; diseases of the bladder
- lìn
- to filter; to strain
Common words using 淋
- 冰淇淋 bīngqílín
- ice cream
- 大汗淋漓 dàhànlínlí
- dripping with sweat
- 淋巴 línbā
- lymph; lymphatic
- 淋浴 línyù
- to take a shower; shower
- 淋漓 línlí
- dripping wet; pouring; saturated
- 淋漓盡致 línlíjìnzhì
- lit. extreme saturation (idiom); incisive and vivid; thoroughly (unrestrained); the ultimate in...
- 淋濕 línshī
- to get soaked
- 淋雨 línyǔ
- to get wet in the rain
- 血淋淋 xuèlínlín
- dripping with blood; bloody (tragedy)
- 淋巴瘤 línbāliú
- lymphoma
- 淋巴管 línbāguǎn
- lymphatic channel
- 淋巴結 línbājié
- lymphatic node; lymph gland
淋 in a sentence
我不小心淋了雨，現在全身都濕透了。
Wǒ bùxiǎoxīn lín le yǔ, xiànzài quánshēn dōu shītòu le.
“I accidentally got caught in the rain, and now I'm soaked through.”
How common is 淋?
淋 is the 2,163rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 97.7% of all running text.
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