𬎏琳

Chinese

			gem
simp. and trad. (𬎏琳)		𬎏	琳
alternative forms		紫琳 nonstandard 王紫林 nonstandard

Etymology

Renamed from 刺林 (ci3 na5) in 1402, and still informally known by this name.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zǐlín

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zi² ling⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zǐlín
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Zǐhlín
    • Wade–Giles: Tzŭ³-lin²
    • Yale: Dž-lín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tzyylin
    • Palladius: Цзылинь (Czylinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zi² ling⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí lîng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ liŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

𬎏琳

1. (～村) Zilin (a village in Shanghua, Chenghai district, Shantou, Guangdong, China)

Synonyms

• 刺林