lín

will-o'-the wisp, phosphorus

Depicts a spirit flickering around a person's () body with their feet ().

Components
◎ iconic component

  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts a spirit.

大 iconic component

  Iconic component

dài

  

big

Depicts a person.

舛 iconic component

  Iconic component

chuǎn

  

oppose

Depicts two feet.

Evolution

粦 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
粦 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
粦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
粦 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
粦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

lín

phosphorus

() 

lín

variant of [lín]

Most common words with 粦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

variant of 磷[lín]

磷酸

phosphoric acid

磷脂

phospholipid

有机磷

organic phosphate

磷光

phosphorescence

Component uses

Sound component in 13 characters (2 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (0 verified)