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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 林荫

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 24,102 49,095 46,473

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
lín- surname Lin
- Japanese surname Hayashi
lín- (bound form) woods; forest
- (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
- (bound form) a collection (of similar things)
yìn- variant of 蔭|荫[yin4], shade
yīn- (bound form) shade (of a tree)
yìn- shade

Other Words Containing 林荫

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
林荫道 - - 33,103 77,076 62,405