邻

lín

l+ín·2nd tone

neighbor · adjacent

Radical: 阝 Strokes: 7

Structure: Left wide, right narrowFrequency: Common

Same radical

阳阿阴隐陈陵都院部附险降

Same radical

阳阿阴隐陈陵都院部附险降邪郁随

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Character Decomposition

邻=令+阝

Etymology

town

Meanings

neighbor

adjacent

close to

lín

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Words with 邻 143 total

distinguished neighbor (honorific)高邻gāo lín neighbor on farmland地邻dì lín (literary) next-door neighbor · near; next to · Taiwan pr. bìlín比邻bǐ lín close neighbor近邻jìn lín neighboring country邻邦lín bāng

Idioms with 邻 21 total Chain

close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door · close in spirit although far away海内存知己，天涯若比邻hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín neighbors · the whole neighborhood街坊邻里jiē fang lín lǐ neighbors · the whole neighborhood街坊四邻jiē fang sì lín (idiom) spending a thousand in gold to buy a good neighbor; fig. a good neighbor is invaluable千万买邻qiān wàn mǎi lín