DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

啉

Mandarin · pinyin lín

used in the transliteration of the names of organic compounds such as porphyrin 卟啉 bǔ lín and quinoline 喹啉 kuí lín

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

啉: lín · stupid; slow

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

2 · lin2

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

1character link50same-tone records2source references

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

啉 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Rime · Wiktionary

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lam4

Cantonese word readings for 啉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character · Etymology 1

(historical dictionaries only) to pour a round of alcoholic drink
(historical dictionaries only) to finish drinking
(Hakka, Southern Min) to drink
(Hokkien) to drink alcohol

character · Etymology 3

(historical dictionaries only) to be clamorous; to be noisy

character · Etymology 4

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) stupid

character · Etymology 5

Used in transcription, especially of chemical names.

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack