lán

old variant of 婪[lan2]

forest (林) + woman (女) = greedy desire

女 is the meaning-bearer here, evoking a person driven by craving or greed. 林 (forest, woods) contributes the sound lán rather than the image of trees.

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WomanSemantic
ForestPhonetic

的人很难感到满足。

tān lán de rén hěn nán gǎn dào mǎn zú。

A greedy person finds it hard to feel satisfied.

他用贪的眼神看着那些钱。

tā yòng tān lán de yǎn shén kàn zhe nà xiē qián。

He looked at that money with a greedy gaze.

Words with 婪

贪婪

tān lán

avaricious

贪婪无厌

tān lán wú yàn

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

More characters with 林