Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: lin Kangxi stroke count: 21 Page 661, Entry 07 Pronounced lin Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters) states it is a valley. One source says it means cold. Another source says lin-lin refers to rain. Some versions use a simplified form. Also written in a variant form (lian). Also sometimes written in a variant form.