淋
lìn
#2,163 most
frequent character
to filter, to strain, to drain
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
淋 lín uses 氵 water as meaning part and 林 lín as sound part. Water action gives original 'pour water on'; later it meant drench and sprinkle. Read lìn, the word was borrowed for its sound to mean 'filter, strain,' which then grew to 'gonorrhea.'
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