邻
隣lín
#1,657 most
frequent character
variant of 鄰|邻[lin2]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
邻 has 令 lìng as a sound part and ⻏ meaning city or political area. It first meant a basic housing unit. The meaning grew to neighborhood, then to being close or near, and finally to neighbor.
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