临
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to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 丨 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 臨
- Common rank
- #424
- Unicode
- U+4E34
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 临 is formed
Components 丨
? unknown part
How to remember it
be about to · Heisig RSH #1010
fencing foil + a drop of + reclining + sun
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 临
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 临海市 | Linhai, a county-level city in Taizhou City 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 临安区 | Lin'an, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 临西县 | Linxi, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei | |
| 临高县 | Lingao County, Hainan | |
| 临平区 | Linping, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 临城县 | Lincheng, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei | |
| 大难临头 | to be facing imminent calamity (idiom); disaster is looming | |
| 临河区 | Linhe, a district of Bayannur City 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia | |
| 临江市 | Linjiang, a county-level city in Baishan City 白山市[Bai2 shan1 Shi4], Jilin | |
| 临门一脚 | to try to score (a goal); final push (at a critical juncture); the final leg of sth | |
| 临时工 | temporary worker; temp; temporary work | |
| 临清市 | Linqing, a county-level city in Liaocheng City 聊城市[Liao2 cheng2 Shi4], Shandong | |
| 背山临水 | with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location) | |
| 临县 | Lin County or Linxian, a county in Lüliang City 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu : 3 liang2 Shi4], Shanxi | |
| 临水 | facing the water (favored location) | |
| 临头 | to befall; to be imminent | |
| 临月儿 | the month childbirth is due | |
| 临海 | see 臨海市|临海市[Lin2 hai3 Shi4] | |
| 临海 | to overlook the sea; on the waterfront | |
| 临行 | on leaving; on the point of departure |