邻 lín neighbor; adjacent; close to
Made up of [⻏ fù place radical 163, 令 lìng to order; to command; an order ]Made with 7 strokes.
The 'place' radical suggests a location, 'ling' provides a rough phonetic
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Also uses ⻏ fù component: 都 dōu (all) 郊 jiāo (suburbs) ; 那 nà (that)
Also uses 令 lìng component: 冷 lěng (cold) 怜 lián (to pity) ; 领 lǐng (neck) ; 零 líng (zero) ; 龄 líng (age)
Sounds same
林 lín (forest) ; 临 línPronunciation
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