淋 (lín) — to drench, to pour (a liquid) over; to strain, to drain (liquid from food, herbs, etc.)
Definition
淋 (lín) means to pour a liquid over something, or to let liquid drain off — used for rain soaking clothes or for draining noodles. Unlike 过滤 or 筛选, it is not a technical filtering process.
verb
to drenchto pour (a liquid) overto strainto drain (liquid from food, herbs, etc.)
Examples
- 淋。Wǒ de yī fu bèi yǔ lín le.My clothes were drenched by the rain.
- 淋。Miàn tiáo yào lín gān shuǐ fèn zài fàng tiáo liào.Drain the noodles well before adding seasoning.
- 淋。Zài cài shàng lín yì diǎn jiàng.Drizzle a little sauce over the dish.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
The left side 氵 is water, and the right side 林 gives the character's sound.
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