淋 lín to drench
to drench; to drip; to soak; to pour
How to remember 淋: 氵 water + 林 a wood = to drench. Cold water pours from the sky over the family picnicking in a wood, and within minutes the storm manages to drench them all.
Component breakdown
淋 = 氵 water + 林 a wood
- 氵 water
- 林 a wood
- 木 tree
- 木 tree
Cold water pours from the sky over the family picnicking in a wood, and within minutes the storm manages to drench them all.
How it is used
- To drench/pour over - 淋雨 (lín yǔ) to be caught in / soaked by rain, 淋湿 (lín shī) drenched.
- 淋浴 (línyù) = to shower; 淋 captures water pouring down over something.
- Food sense: 淋上酱汁 (lín shàng jiàngzhī) to drizzle sauce over.
- 酣畅淋漓 (hānchàng-línlí) = thoroughly enjoyable/to one's heart's content - 淋漓 = dripping/unrestrained.
Example sentences
- 带把伞出去，避免淋雨。 Dài bǎ sǎn chūqù, bìmiǎn línyǔ.Bring along an umbrella to avoid the rain.