临 (lín) — Chinese Character

临

lín

to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before

Radical: 丨 HSK 7 v, g

Components & Etymology

临 decomposes into the following components:

丨

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 临.

临了

lín liǎo

临产

lín chǎn

临写

lín xiě

临刑

lín xíng

临别

lín bié

临到

lín dào

临危

lín wēi

临县

lín xiàn

临场

lín chǎng

临城

lín chéng

临夏

lín xià

临头

lín tóu

Characters that share the radical 丨.

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