鄰 meaning and stroke order
Neighbor; neighborhood
How to write 鄰, 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 鄰
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- neighbor
- adjacent
- close to
How 鄰 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Town.
阝 gives the meaning and 粦 hints at the sound.
Radical: 阝 (place), shared by 160 characters on this site.
How to remember 鄰
鄰 combines 粦 (lín), which gives the sound, with 阝 on the right, a form that points to a town. Picture the people who share your town: they are your neighbors, 鄰 (lín).
鄰 is a traditional form, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. It rarely appears alone and usually forms words like 鄰居 (línjū, neighbor), 鄰國 (línguó, neighboring country), and 鄰近 (línjìn, adjacent). Example: 我的鄰居很友善。(Wǒ de línjū hěn yǒushàn.) My neighbor is very friendly.
Common mistake: Learners often put 阝 on the left. On the right side, 阝 is linked to towns, while on the left it is linked to hills, as in 院 (yuàn). Also, do not confuse 鄰 with 憐 (lián, pity), which shares 粦 but uses the heart radical and has a different sound.
Common words with 鄰
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 鄰
How many strokes are in 鄰?
鄰 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 鄰 mean?
鄰 (lín) means neighbor; neighborhood. A common word with it is 邻居 (línjū), meaning "neighbor".
How do you pronounce 鄰?
鄰 is pronounced lín, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 鄰?
The radical of 鄰 is 阝, which carries the idea of "place". Dictionaries list 鄰 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 鄰?
鄰 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 邻, used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do you say next-door neighbor in Chinese?
Use 隔壁鄰居 (gébì línjū) for the person living right next door. 鄰居 (línjū) alone means a neighbor in general.
What is the difference between 鄰居 and 鄰里?
鄰居 (línjū) usually means an individual neighbor or neighbors. 鄰里 (línlǐ) is more formal and often refers to the neighborhood community as a whole, as in 鄰里關係 (línlǐ guānxì, neighborhood relations).