临 (lín): meaning and stroke order
临 (lín) means to face, to overlook, to arrive, to be (just) about to, just before.
临
- Simplified
- 临
- Traditional
- 臨
- Pinyin
- lín
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Stroke order of 临
临
- lín to face; to overlook
- 9 strokes
- Traditional form: 臨
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Meaning of 临
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lín
Traditional 臨
- to face
- to overlook
- to arrive
- to be (just) about to
- just before
Radical and structure
- 临
- Radical 丨 (Kangxi radical 2) · 9 strokes
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 临
- 临死 lín sǐ facing death; at death's door
- 临走 lín zǒu before leaving; on departure
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).