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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Same Characters, Different Readings

邻lín
neighbor, adjacent, close to

Homophones

HSK 6
淋lín
to drain, to drench, to drip
临lín
. to border, . just before, about to
邻lín
neighbor, adjacent, close to
林lín
(bound form) woods, forest

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