| of trees, many | woods; forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad.(森林) | 森 | 林 | |
| simp.#(森林) | 森 | 林 | |
| anagram | 林森 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 森 | 林 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 生 (21) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 侵 (140) | 侵 (139) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 所今切 | 力尋切 |
| Baxter | srim | lim |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʃˠiɪm/ | /liɪm/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʃᵚim/ | /lim/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʃiem/ | /ljem/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʂjim/ | /lim/ |
| Li Rong | /ʃjəm/ | /liəm/ |
| Wang Li | /ʃĭĕm/ | /lĭĕm/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʂi̯əm/ | /li̯əm/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | shēn | lín |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sam1 | lam4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 森 | 林 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | sēn | lín |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ srim › | ‹ lim › |
| Old Chinese | /*s.rəm/ | /*[r]əm/ |
| English | dense trees | forest |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 森 | 林 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 11003 | 8165 |
| Phonetic component | 森 | 林 |
| Rime group | 侵 | 侵 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 森 | 林 |
| Old Chinese | /*srɯm/ | /*ɡ·rɯm/ |
森林
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 森 | 林 |
| しん Grade: 1 | りん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
