邻 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) — it does not stand alone as a word in modern Chinese but appears as the first or second element in compounds related to proximity and community. Common compounds include 邻居 (neighbor), 邻近 (nearby, adjacent), 邻国 (neighboring country), and 邻里 (neighborhood/community). When you see 邻 in a word, it always carries the sense of being next to or closely associated in space or social unit.