杏林 Xìng lín ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ hang6 lam4
- Xinglin District of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang 海沧区 海滄區 Hǎi cāng Qū ㄏㄞˇ ㄘㄤ ㄑㄩ in 2003)
杏林 xìng lín ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ hang6 lam4
- forest of apricot trees
- (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉 Dǒng Fèng ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄥˋ , 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)
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杏
- 杏仁 xìng rén ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ hang6 jan4 almond
- 杏子 xìng zi ㄒㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄗ hang6 zi2 apricot
- 杏林 Xìng lín ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ hang6 lam4 Xinglin District of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang 海沧区 in 2003)
- 杏树 杏樹 xìng shù ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄨˋ hang6 syu6 apricot tree
- 杏眼 xìng yǎn ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄢˇ hang6 ngaan5 large, round eyes (considered beautiful)
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- 银杏 銀杏 yín xìng ㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ngan4 hang6 ginkgo
- 巴旦杏 bā dàn xìng ㄅㄚ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ baa1 daan3 hang6 almond (loanword)
- 杏仁果 xìng rén guǒ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ (Tw) almond
- 杏仁核 xìng rén hé ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄜˊ hang6 jan4 wat6 amygdala
- 杏仁体 杏仁體 xìng rén tǐ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧˇ hang6 jan4 tai2 amygdala
- 杏林区 杏林區 Xìng lín Qū ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩ hang6 lam4 keoi1 Xinglin District of Xiamen city 厦门市 (renamed Haicang District 海沧区 in 2003)
- 杏花岭 杏花嶺 Xìng huā lǐng ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄌㄧㄥˇ hang6 faa1 ling5 see 杏花岭区
- 杏花村 xìng huā cūn ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄘㄨㄣ hang6 faa1 cyun1 village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 by 杜牧)
- 杏鲍菇 杏鮑菇 xìng bào gū ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄠˋ ㄍㄨ hang6 baau1 gu1 king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)
- 杏仁豆腐 xìng rén dòu fu ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨ hang6 jan4 dau6 fu6 almond tofu; almond jelly (dessert made with apricot kernel milk, sugar and agar)
- 杏花岭区 杏花嶺區 Xìng huā lǐng Qū ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄩ hang6 faa1 ling5 keoi1 Xinghualing, a district of Taiyuan City 太原市, Shanxi
- 红杏出墙 紅杏出牆 hóng xìng chū qiáng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧㄤˊ hung4 hang6 ceot1 coeng4 lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
- 苦杏仁苷 kǔ xìng rén gān ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄢ fu2 hang6 jan4 gam1 amygdalin
林
- 丛林 叢林 cóng lín ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ cung4 lam4 jungle
- 园林 園林 yuán lín ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ jyun4 lam4 gardens; park; landscape garden
- 森林 sēn lín ㄙㄣ ㄌㄧㄣˊ sam1 lam4 forest
- 树林 樹林 shù lín ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ syu6 lam4 woods
- 少林寺 Shào lín Sì ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄙˋ siu3 lam4 zi6 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
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- 穆斯林 Mù sī lín ㄇㄨˋ ㄙ ㄌㄧㄣˊ muk6 si1 lam4 Muslim
- 上林 Shàng lín ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ soeng6 lam4 see 上林县
- 二林 Èr lín ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ji6 lam4 Erlin or Erhlin Town in Changhua County 彰化县, Taiwan
- 北林 Běi lín ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ bak1 lam4 see 北林区
- 吉林 Jí lín ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gat1 lam4 see 吉林省
- 员林 員林 Yuán lín ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ jyun4 lam4 Yuanlin Town in Changhua County 彰化县, Taiwan
- 乔林 喬林 qiáo lín ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ kiu4 lam4 forest (esp. of tall trees)
- 坪林 Píng lín ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ping4 lam4 Pinglin township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
- 培林 péi lín ㄆㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ pui4 lam4 (mechanical) bearing (loanword) (Tw)
- 塔林 Tǎ lín ㄊㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ taap3 lam4 Tallinn, capital of Estonia
- 士林 Shì lín ㄕˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ si6 lam4 Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City 台北市, Taiwan
- 大林 Dà lín ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ daai6 lam4 Dalin or Talin Town in Chiayi County 嘉义县, west Taiwan
- 孔林 Kǒng lín ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ hung2 lam4 the Confucius family mausoleum at Qufu 曲阜, rebuilt and extended by every dynasty
- 字林 Zì lín ㄗˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ zi6 lam4 Zilin, Chinese character dictionary with 12,824 entries from ca. 400 AD
- 密林 mì lín ㄇㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ mat6 lam4 jungle
Idioms with these characters
- 酒池肉林 jiǔ chí ròu lín ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔˊ ㄖㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ zau2 ci4 juk6 lam4 lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery
- 绿林好汉 綠林好漢 lù lín hǎo hàn ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ luk6 lam4 hou2 hon3 (idiom) chivalrous hero, often one who combats injustice or fights for a noble cause (originally referred to a group of outlaws who assembled in 绿林)
- 杞梓之林 qǐ zǐ zhī lín ㄑㄧˇ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gei2 zi2 zi1 lam4 (idiom) a multitude of talented people