lín

variant of 鄰|邻[lin2]

order (令) + settlement (阝) = neighbor

阝 on the right side is the village/settlement radical, marking 邻 as a place-related concept. 令 lends the sound lín; the settlement radical carries the meaning of nearby communities.

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我家居对我们很友善。

wǒ jiā lín jū duì wǒ men hěn yǒu shàn。

Our neighbor is very friendly toward us.

他们两家相,经常互相帮忙。

tā men liǎng jiā xiāng lín,jīng cháng hù xiāng bāng máng。

The two families live next to each other and often help one another.

Words with 邻

远亲不如近邻

yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín

A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.

乡邻

xiāng lín

fellow villager

邻域

lín yù

(math.) neighborhood (in a topological space)

邻家

lín jiā

next-door neighbor; neighboring household

邻人

lín rén

neighbor

邻佑

lín yòu

variant of 鄰右|邻右[lin2 you4]

邻区

lín qū

neighborhood

邻右

lín yòu

neighbor

邻国

lín guó

neighboring country

邻居

lín jū

neighbor

邻左

lín zuǒ

neighbor

邻座

lín zuò

adjacent seat

More characters with 令