鳞 (鱗)
lín
Pinyin

Definition

鳞 (鱗)
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lín
  1. scales (of fish)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (9)

遍体鳞伤
biàn tǐ lín shāng
  1. 1 covered all over with cuts and bruises
  2. 2 beaten black and blue
  3. 3 be a mass of bruises
鱼鳞
yú lín
  1. 1 fish scales
鳞片
lín piàn
  1. 1 scale
  2. 2 fish scales
鳞甲
lín jiǎ
  1. 1 scale
  2. 2 plate of armor
一鳞半爪
yī lín bàn zhuǎ
  1. 1 lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces

Idioms (2)

一鳞半爪
yī lín bàn zhuǎ
  1. 1 lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
东鳞西爪
dōng lín xī zhǎo
  1. 1 lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
  2. 2 odds and ends (idiom)

Sample Sentences

从北京向东看，潮白河对岸，高楼鳞次栉比，尽显繁华。
cóng Běijīng xiàng dōng kàn ，cháobáihé duìàn ，gāolóu líncìzhìbǐ ，jìnxiǎn fánhuá 。
View from the east of Beijing is the Chaobai River on the other side with rows after rows of tall buildings depicting a flourishing city.
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没错，没错。中国人说的龙大部分是金色的，有着骆驼的头，鹿的角，兔子的眼睛，牛的耳朵，蛇的脖子和身体，鱼的鳞片，老虎的脚掌和鹰的爪子。虽然身上没有翅膀，可是也会飞，能上天下海，还能变成各种样子，是中国古代神话中具有超能力的生物，大多数时候代表着吉祥。
méicuò ，méicuò 。zhōngguórén shuō de lóng dàbùfen shì jīnsè de ，yǒu zhe luòtuo de tóu ，lù de jiǎo ，tùzi de yǎnjing ，niú de ěrduo ，shé de bózi hé shēntǐ ，yú de línpiàn ，lǎohǔ de jiǎozhǎng hé yīng de zhuǎzi 。suīrán shēnshang méiyǒu chìbǎng ，kěshì yě huì fēi ，néng shàngtiānxiàhǎi ，hái néng biànchéng gèzhǒng yàngzi ，shì zhōngguógǔdàishénhuà zhōng jùyǒu chāonénglì de shēngwù ，dàduōshùshíhou dàibiǎo zhe jíxiáng 。
That's right. Chinese dragons are generally golden, with the head of a camel, the body of a deer, the eyes of a rabbit, the ears of a bull, the neck and body of a snake, the scales of a fish, the paws of a tiger and an eagle's claws. Although it doesn't have wings, it can fly. It can also go undersea, and can change its appearance. It's a super-powerful creature in ancient myths. Usually, it represents good fortune.
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