临 lín

临 (lín) is a Chinese character with 9 strokes, taught at HSK level 4. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Meaning

临 means to face / to arrive in English.

Meanings in 13 languages

English	to face / to arrive
Spanish	frente a / llegar
Portuguese	diante de / chegar
French	face à / arriver
German	gegenüber / ankommen
Italian	davanti a / arrivare
Russian	перед / прибывать
Arabic	أمام / يصل
Hindi	सामने / पहुँचना
Indonesian	menghadap / tiba
Vietnamese	đối diện / đến
Japanese	臨む
Korean	임하다

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 临 loaded.

Words containing 临

• 欢迎光临 huānyíng guānglín — welcome (to a shop)

Characters at the same level