森 (sam1 | sen1) : forest

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森

sam1

sen1

[1] forest; luxuriant vegetation; luxuriant growth of trees [2] dark and obscure; severe [3] serene; majestic

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

森

This word has been viewed 7938 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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森林 sam1 lam4 sen1 lin2 = forest

黑森林 hak1 sam1 lam4 hei1 sen1 lin2 = Black Forest

原始森林 jyun4 ci2 sam1 lam4 yuan2 shi3 sen1 lin2 = virgin forest

辛普森一家 san1 pou2 sam1 jat1 gaa1 xin1 pu3 sen1 yi1 jia1 = "The Simpsons"

陰森 jam1 sam1 yin1 sen1 = gloomy, eerie

阿森一族 aa3 sam1 jat1 zuk6 = "The Simpsons"

戒備森嚴 gaai3 bei6 sam1 jim4 jie4 bei4 sen1 yan2 = heavily-guarded

石屎森林 sek6 si2 sam1 lam4 = a concrete jungle 粵

森巴舞 sam1 baa1 mou5 sen1 ba1 wu3 = [loanword] (dance) samba

森羅 sam1 lo4 sen1 luo2 = many things arranged together, or connected together; to go on limitlessly
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Unicode code for this character: U+68EE (off-site link)

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