小林

Xiǎolín

noun #28,618

Meanings

1 Kobayashi (Japanese surname)
2 Xiaolin (Chinese given name or surname)

Characters

forest; grove; surname Lin

Examples

HSK 2

小林是一个在中日两国都常见的名字。

Xiǎolín shì yīgè zài Zhōng Rì liǎng guó dōu chángjiàn de míngzì.

Xiaolin/Kobayashi is a name commonly seen in both China and Japan.

HSK 4

小林先生是一位著名的日本导演。

Xiǎolín xiānsheng shì yī wèi zhùmíng de Rìběn dǎoyǎn.

Mr. Kobayashi is a famous Japanese director.

Tips

culture

小林 written with 小 (small) + 林 (grove/forest) is a major Japanese surname (Kobayashi). In Chinese contexts, 小林 is typically a given name or nickname. The same characters are read differently in each language.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

林 lín