廪

廩

lǐn

noun

Meanings

1 a granary; government grain store
2 to provide grain; stipend

Characters

廪

lǐn

granary; grain store

Examples

仓廪实而知礼节。

Cāng lǐn shí ér zhī lǐjié.

"When the granaries are full, people understand propriety" - prosperity makes morals possible.

廪中的粮食够吃好几年。

Lǐn zhōng de liángshi gòu chī hǎo jǐ nián.

The grain in the granary was enough to last several years.

Tips

culture

廪 is a granary for storing milled grain, classically paired with 仓 as 仓廪. A grain store was a measure of a state's stability and wealth.

Components

radical

广 guǎng

shelter; building

广 is the shelter radical, a roof on a slope. It marks 廪 as a building, here a storehouse for grain.

phonetic

禀 bǐng

to receive grain; to report

禀 supplies the sound and also fits the meaning: 禀 itself pictures a granary and meant receiving an allotment of grain. Together with the roof it doubles the storehouse image in 廪.

Stroke Order

廪 lǐn

廪