鳞(lín)

20 strokesTrad. 鱗

scales (of fish, snakes etc)

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Character information

Pinyin
lín
Meaning
scales (of fish, snakes etc)
Strokes
20
HSK level
—
Traditional
鱗

Origin & structure

Where 鳞 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰鱼粦

In this compound, the meaning comes from 鱼 (fish); 粦 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

鱼yú粦lín

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 鳞 step by step

20 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 鳞

Common words using 鳞 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

nì逆lín鳞

(Chinese legend) a patch of scales on a dragon's neck that grow in the oppo…

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yú鱼lín鳞

fish scales

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lín鳞shāng伤

cuts and bruises like fish scales; terribly cut up

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lín鳞piàn片

scale (of fish, reptiles etc)

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lín鳞jiǎ甲

scale

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lín鳞chì翅mù目

Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類|蝶类 and moths 蛾類|蛾类)

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yī一lín鳞bàn半zhǎo爪

lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom)

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dōng东lín鳞xī西zhǎo爪

lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west

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From 鳞’s common words

逆鱼伤片甲翅目一

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