蔺 meaning and stroke order

lìn

Hay, straw; surname

Strokes14
Pinyinlìn
ToneTone 4

How to write 蔺, stroke by stroke

14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.

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Meaning of 蔺

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

lìnfourth tone (falling)
  1. juncus effusus

How 蔺 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Grass.

艹 gives the meaning and 门 hints at the sound.

Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.

Characters that contain 蔺

Learning 蔺 makes these easier to recognize and write.

Questions about 蔺

How many strokes are in 蔺?

蔺 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 蔺 mean?

蔺 (lìn) means hay, straw; surname.

How do you pronounce 蔺?

蔺 is pronounced lìn, in the fourth tone (falling).

What is the radical of 蔺?

The radical of 蔺 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 蔺 under this radical.

What is the traditional form of 蔺?

The traditional form of 蔺 is 藺. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 蔺 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.