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Character Decomposition
林=木+木
Etymology
Two trees 木 representing a forest
Meanings
(bound form) woods; forest
(bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
(bound form) a collection (of similar things)
surname Lin
Japanese surname Hayashi
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Words with 林 767 total
Idioms with 林 66 total Chain
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