琳
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See also: 玪
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Translingual
Han character
琳 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 一土木木 (MGDD), four-corner 14190, composition ⿰𤣩林)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 735, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21077
- Dae Jaweon: page 1147, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1120, character 8
- Unihan data for U+7433
Chinese
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Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 琳 |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lín
- Wade–Giles: lin2
- Yale: lín
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lin
- Palladius: линь (linʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lin³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: lam4
- Yale: làhm
- Cantonese Pinyin: lam4
- Guangdong Romanization: lem4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɐm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: lim
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɡ·rɯm/
Definitions
琳
- beautiful jade
- 《禹貢》曰：「璆琳琅玕」者，此則土地所生真玉珠也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE
- “Yǔgòng” yuē: “Qiúlín lánggān” zhě, cǐ zé tǔdì suǒ shēng zhēn yùzhū yě.
- Among the "Tribute of Yǔ" are mentioned jade and white corals. These were the produce of earth and genuine precious stones and pearls.
《禹贡》曰：「璆琳琅玕」者，此则土地所生真玉珠也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
琳
- jewel
- tinkling of a string of jewels
Readings
Korean
Hanja
琳 • (rim>im) (hangeul 림>임, revised rim>im, McCune–Reischauer rim>im, Yale lim>im)
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Vietnamese
Han character
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