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Character #894 · The First 1000

lín

neighbour

neighbor; adjacent; close to

Strokes
714
TraditionalSimplified
鄰 邻
Poster cell
Z32
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • línjū neighbor
  • línguó bordering country
  • línjìn neighboring
  • jìnlín close neighbor
  • línjiē adjacent
  • sìlín one's nearest neighbors
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 邻鄰

Write 邻鄰 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, lín, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell Z32 · 28 × 36 grid

邻鄰 is #894 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 邻 mean in English?
邻 (lín) means "neighbour": neighbor; adjacent; close to.
How do you pronounce 邻?
邻 is pronounced lín in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄌㄧㄣˊ.
How many strokes does 邻 have?
The simplified form, 邻, has 7 strokes. The traditional form, 鄰, has 14.
What is the traditional form of 邻?
The traditional form of 邻 is 鄰. 邻 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 鄰 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 邻?
Common words that use 邻 include 邻居 (línjū, neighbor), 邻国 (línguó, bordering country), 邻近 (línjìn, neighboring), 近邻 (jìnlín, close neighbor).
How common is 邻?
邻 is number 894 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell Z32 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.