淋

lín · lìn

to sprinkle · to drip

Radical: 氵 Strokes: 11 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

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Same radical

海清法流游治河沙江油波深没活洋

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Character Decomposition

淋=氵+林

Etymology

water

Meanings2 pronunciations

lín

to sprinkle

to drip

to pour

to drench

lìn

to filter

to strain

to drain

gonorrhea

(TCM) strangury

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Words with 淋 81 total

gonorrhea · Taiwan pr. lín bìng淋病lìn bìng dripping wet · pouring · saturated · (fig.) uninhibited · fluid · emotionally unrestrained · extreme淋漓lín lí to get wet in the rain淋雨lín yǔ

Idioms with 淋 13 total Chain

lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom) · fig. torrent of abuse狗血淋头gǒu xuè lín tóu to one's heart's content (idiom)酣畅淋漓hān chàng lín lí lit. extreme saturation (idiom) · fig. vividly and thoroughly · in great detail · without restraint · (of a performance) brilliant淋漓尽致lín lí jìn zhì joyous · hearty · spirited · (of commentary) trenchant · incisive痛快淋漓tòng kuài lín lí (idiom) drenched with blood; dripping with blood鲜血淋漓xiān xuè lín lí

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