森林
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
森林 (sēnlín) · forest
森林 (sēnlín) means “forest”. It is written with 2 characters: 森 (forest) + 林 (forest). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 森林 is built
The characters
森 sēn · forest
What 森 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Many trees 木 forming a forest (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
林 lín · forest
What 林 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Two trees 木 representing a forest (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
森林里有很多动物。Sēnlín lǐ yǒu hěn duō dòngwù.There are many animals in the forest.
你去过那片森林吗？Nǐ qù guo nà piàn sēnlín ma?Have you been to that forest?
Questions about 森林
What does 森林 mean?
森林 (sēnlín) means “forest”.
How do you pronounce 森林?
森林 is pronounced sēnlín.
Which HSK level is 森林?
森林 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
Learn 森林 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.