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Mandarin · pinyin sēn sēn

dense (of trees)
thick
ghastly
eerie

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森: sēn · forest; luxuriant vegetation

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adj

(ideophonic, of trees) dense; lush
(literary, ideophonic) many; numerous
(literary, ideophonic) flourishing; thriving
(literary, ideophonic) towering; standing tall and erect
(ideophonic) gloomy; dark
(ideophonic) cold; frigid
(literary, ideophonic) murky; confused; dazed
(literary, ideophonic) dignified; formidable; frightening
(literary, ideophonic) shuddering; trembling
(literary, ideophonic) orderly; rigorous
(literary, ideophonic, of taste) pure and rich

noun

(literary) lush forest; dense leafy shade

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