琳琅

línláng

noun

Meanings

1 fine jade
2 a splendid array of fine things
3 the tinkling of jade

Characters

jade-like stone

Examples

HSK 7-9

他的书房满架琳琅，都是多年收藏的古籍。

Tā de shūfáng mǎn jià línláng, dōu shì duō nián shōucáng de gǔjí.

His study has shelves full of treasures, old books he has collected over many years.

HSK 7-9

展厅里陈列着琳琅珍宝，每一件都价值连城。

Zhǎntīng lǐ chénliè zhe línláng zhēnbǎo, měi yí jiàn dōu jiàzhí-liánchéng.

The hall displays exquisite treasures, each one worth a fortune.

Tips

usage

Met almost only in 琳琅满目, "fine jades fill the eye": a dazzling array of goods, books or treasures. 琳 and 琅 are both names of fine jade, so both are written with the jade radical on the left.

Stroke Order

琳 lín

琅 láng