Chinese words pronounced lin (any tone) 34 words, in the 4 tones lin is read in. līn (1st tone) 1 words 拎(līn) to lift up 拎(līn) to lift up lín (2nd tone) 21 words 林(lín) woods 临(lín) to face 邻(lín) neighbor 鳞(lín) scales 磷(lín) phosphorus 林(lín) woods 臨(lín) to face 鄰(lín) neighbor 鱗(lín) scales 磷(lín) phosphorus All 21 words pronounced lín lǐn (3rd tone) 6 words 凛(lǐn) cold 廪(lǐn) government granary 懔(lǐn) fear 菻(lǐn) ancient name for east Roman empire 檩(lǐn) cross-beam 凜(lǐn) cold 廩(lǐn) government granary 懍(lǐn) fear 菻(lǐn) ancient name for east Roman empire 檁(lǐn) cross-beam All 6 words pronounced lǐn lìn (4th tone) 7 words 淋(lìn) to filter 赁(lìn) to rent 吝(lìn) stingy 蔺(lìn) juncus effusus 膦(lìn) phosphine 淋(lìn) to filter 賃(lìn) to rent 吝(lìn) stingy 藺(lìn) juncus effusus 膦(lìn) phosphine All 7 words pronounced lìn Often confused with lin ling in any tone 39 words