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膦

lìn

Character

What 膦 means

1. phosphine

Characters built on 粦

These share the phonetic component 粦 (), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 磷lín(chemistry) phosphorus
• 遴lín(literary) to select
• 鳞línscales (of fish, snakes etc)
• 麟línvariant of 麟
• 粼línclear (as of water)
• 嶙línranges of hills
• 辚línrumbling of wheels
• 瞵línto stare at

Characters that look like 膦

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 瞬shùnto wink
• 瞒mánto conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark
• 臻zhēnto arrive; to reach (esp. perfection); utmost
• 踞jùto be based upon; to squat
• 臊sàoshame; bashfulness; to shame
• 糠kānghusk; (of a radish etc) spongy (and therefore unappetising)

Sounds the same

Read lìn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 赁to rent
• 吝(bound form) stingy
• 淋to filter; to strain; to drain
• 蔺juncus effusus
• 躏used in 蹂躏
• 𡳞(Minnan dialect) male genitals; penis
• 躙variant of 躏, to trample down; to oppress; to overrun