寒林

Chinese

cold; poor; to tremble woods; forest
simp. and trad.
(寒林) 		寒 林

Etymology

charnel ground

Calque of Sanskrit शीतवन (śītavana, “cool forest”), from शीत (śīta) +‎ वन (vana).

Pronunciation

Noun

寒林

  1. a forest in winter
  2. (Buddhism) charnel ground
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