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lín(lin2) // pronunciation of 临 in Mandarin Pinyin

Basic information about 临

Unihan definition: draw near, approach; descend

Number of strokes: 9
Examples of other characters consisting of 9 strokes: , , , , , , , , ,

Radical:  2.8

HSK level: 5
Other HSK 5 characters: , , , , , , , , , more hsk 5 charaters »

Frequency rank: 839

General standard index number: 1471

Traditional variant:

Examples of words containing this character: 来临, 光临, 再临, 濒临, 登临, 瞰临, 临刑, 临别, 临到, 临危, 临问, 临城, 临场, 临夏, 临安, 临写, 临川, 临帖, 临幸, 临床, 临战, 临摹, 临时, 临朐, 临朝

English translation (based on CEDICT):

臨|临[lín]:
- to face
- to overlook
- to arrive
- to be (just) about to
- just before

Details

Unicode code point: U+4E34

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