林

woods / forest / CL:片[pian4] / circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / a collection (of similar things)

林 = 木 : Li Qingzhao (li) wants to plant a small forest (林) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). She already put up two Christmas trees (木).

林 character breakdown

林
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

木 = 八 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.

Characters with 林 as component

禁

ji̅n = ji + (e)n1

to endure

禁

jìn = ji + (e)n4

to prohibit / to forbid

禁 = 林 + 示 : There's a small forest of two Christmas trees (林) in front of the encampment ((e)n4). Although there's a sign clearly stating that it is forbidden (示) to touch the trees, Joan of Arc (ji) set up her guideon (示) so that it is supported by the two trees and she can practice pull ups.

焚

fén = f + (e)n2

to burn

焚 = 林 + 火 : Frankenstein's monster (f) wanted to cook dinner in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2), but he accidentally set both Christmas trees (林) on fire (火) and eventually the whole camp burns (焚) down.

麻

蔴

má = m + a2

variant of 麻[ma2] / hemp

麻 = 广 + 林 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is busy deploying Christmas Trees (林) in the ashram's kitchen (a2). He attaches each of the small forest's (林) trees to a parachute (广) using flax fiber (麻) and then throws them towards their destination.

麻

má = m + a2

generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lü3] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb

麻

má = m + a2

surname Ma

梦

夢

mèng = m + (e)ng4

dream / CL:場|场[chang2],個|个[ge4] / (bound form) to dream

梦 = 夕 + 林 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) once had a very strange dream (梦). He was occupying the engine's toilet ((e)ng4) and saw bats (夕) sitting in the forest trees (林) surrounding him. Suddenly he came to the realization that just like the bats occupying the trees, people could reclaim the streets through sit-ins. Gandhi was so impressed by this dream that he dedicated his life to this mission.

婪

惏

lán = l + an2

old variant of 婪[lan2]

婪

lán = l + an2

avaricious

婪 = 女 + 林 : Bessie Coleman (女) is setting up Christmas trees (林) inside the anthill's kitchen (an2). Sir Lancelot (l) comes over and scolds her for being so avaricious (婪), because Bessie hasn't used any decoration for the two Christmas trees.

淋

lìn = li + (e)n4

to filter / to strain / to drain / gonorrhea / (TCM) strangury

淋 = 林 + 氵 : Li Qingzhao (li) is suffering from gonorrhea (淋) and strangury (淋). She is frequently visiting the woods (林) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4) and afterwards she is using a bottle of water (氵) to clean herself since she can't use paper anymore.

淋

lín = li + (e)n2

to sprinkle / to drip / to pour / to drench

淋 = 林 + 氵 : Li Qingzhao (li) is watering the forest (林) just inside the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2) by sprinkling (淋) water out of a water bottle (氵).

楚

chǔ = chu + Ø3

distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old)

楚 = 林 + 疋 : Chantal Chicken (chu) finds that a small forest (林) has grown in the space station (Ø3). Decisively she puts on her gumboots (疋), grabs her punishment cane (楚) and brings back order (楚) and clarity (楚) to the wild forest.