森林

sēnlín

Traditional: 森林

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Translation

forest, woods

Word origin

A compound of 森 (sēn, dense with trees, itself three 木) and 林 (lín, woods, two 木), the stacked tree components vividly picturing a forest.

Origin
compound
Root
森 (sēn, dense trees) + 林 (lín, woods)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 森

Stroke order for 林

Examples

There are many wild animals in this forest.

We got lost in the forest.

Protecting forests is everyone's responsibility.

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The air in the forest is very fresh.

A big fire destroyed this forest.

森林 (sēnlín) means a forest or large stretch of woods. Both characters are built from the tree radical 木, repeated to suggest many trees together.

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This word is part of lesson 32.