淋 lín
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 林 forest, grove
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
淋
lín
to drench, to pour
Character
Example phrases
- 他忘了带伞，被突如其来的大雨淋得浑身湿透。 Tā wàng le dài sǎn, bèi tūrúqílái de dàyǔ lín de húnshēn shītòu. He forgot to bring an umbrella and was soaked through by the sudden heavy rain.
- 她站在雨里淋了很久，回家就感冒了。 Tā zhàn zài yǔ lǐ lín le hěn jiǔ, huí jiā jiù gǎnmào le. She stood in the rain for a long time and caught a cold when she got home.
- 妈妈在刚煮好的饺子上淋了一点醋。 Māma zài gāng zhǔ hǎo de jiǎozi shang lín le yìdiǎn cù. Mom drizzled a little vinegar over the freshly cooked dumplings.