鳞

fish scales; scales (of fish, snakes etc)

Strokes
20
Pinyin
lín

Parts

Words with 鳞

  1. 逆鳞nì lín · nilin(Chinese legend) a patch of scales on a dragon's neck that grow in the opposite direction, which when touched enrages the dragon; (fig.) sensitive subject or trigger issue that provokes a strong emotional reaction when sb's views on it are challenged
  2. 鱼鳞yú lín · yulinfish scales
  3. 鳞伤lín shāng · linshangcuts and bruises like fish scales; terribly cut up
  4. 鳞片lín piàn · linpianscale (of fish, reptiles etc)
  5. 鳞状lín zhuàng · linzhuangscaly; squamous
  6. 鳞甲lín jiǎ · linjiascale; plate of armor
  7. 鳞翅lín chì · linchiscaly wing; Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類|蝶类 and moths 蛾類|蛾类)
  8. 鳞茎lín jīng · linjing(botany) bulb
  9. 鳞翅目lín chì mù · linchimuLepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類|蝶类 and moths 蛾類|蛾类)
  10. 一鳞半爪yī lín bàn zhǎo · yilinbanzhaolit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); fig. only odd bits and pieces
  11. 东鳞西爪dōng lín xī zhǎo · donglinxizhaolit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west; odds and ends (idiom)
  12. 遍体鳞伤biàn tǐ lín shāng · biantilinshang(idiom) covered all over with cuts and bruises; beaten black and blue
  13. 鳞次栉比lín cì zhì bǐ · lincizhibirow upon row
  14. 鳞胸鹪鹛lín xiōng jiāo méi · linxiongjiaomei(bird species of China) scaly-breasted cupwing; scaly-breasted wren-babbler (Pnoepyga albiventer)
  15. 小鳞胸鹪鹛xiǎo lín xiōng jiāo méi · xiaolinxiongjiaomei(bird species of China) pygmy cupwing; pygmy wren-babbler (Pnoepyga pusilla)
  16. 鳞状细胞癌lín zhuàng xì bāo ái · linzhuangxibaoaisquamous cell carcinoma
  17. 大鳞大麻哈鱼dà lín dá má hǎ yú · dalindamahayuking salmon; Chinook salmon
  18. 鳞喉绿啄木鸟lín hóu lǜ zhuó mù niǎo · linhouluzhuomuniao(bird species of China) streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)
  19. 鳞腹绿啄木鸟lín fù lǜ zhuó mù niǎo · linfuluzhuomuniao(bird species of China) scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)

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