林(lín): surname Lin
HSK 48 strokes
surname Lin
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- lín
- Meaning
- surname Lin; Japanese surname Hayashi
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- HSK 4
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 林 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
⿰木木Two trees 木 representing a forest
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
Made of
Parts are arranged left to right.
How to write 林 step by step
8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 林
Common words using 林 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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