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- (bound form) woods; forest
- (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
- (bound form) a collection (of similar things)
- Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
Trad. 綠林
- place in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han
- also pr. [Lu:4 lin2]
Trad. 員林
- Yuanlin Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
- the Confucius family mausoleum at Qufu 曲阜, rebuilt and extended by every dynasty
Trad. 林內
- Linnei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
- Linkou county in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang
- Linkou township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
- Lhünzhub county, Tibetan: Lhun grub rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
- Erlin or Erhlin Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
- Lin Biao (1908–1971), Chinese army leader at the time of the Cultural Revolution
- Zilin, Chinese character dictionary with 12,824 entries from ca. 400 AD
- Lin Xu (1875-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
- Jokes (title of an ancient collection of jokes, often used in the title of modern collections of jokes)
- Lin Sen (1868-1943), revolutionary politician, colleague of Sun Yat-sen, chairman of the Chinese nationalist government (1928-1932)
Trad. 林紓
- Lin Shu (1852-1924), writer and influential translator and adaptor of vast swathes of Western literature into Classical Chinese
- Lincoln (name)
- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president 1861-1865
- Lincoln, US car make
Trad. 林邊
- Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 林鄭
- Carrie Lam (1957-), chief executive of Hong Kong 2017-, full name 林鄭月娥|林郑月娥[Lin2 Zheng4 Yue4 e2] Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor
Trad. 鳳林
- Fenglin town in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan
- Xilin county in Baise 百色[Bai3 se4], Guangxi
- Xilin district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
- Xiulin or Hsiulin township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan
- Dalin or Talin Town in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
- Forest of Steles (museum in Xi'an)
- Beilin District of Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
Trad. 珮林
- Palin (name)
- Sarah Palin (1964-), US Republican politician, state governor of Alaska 2006-2009
- refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院
- Xinglin District of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang 海滄區|海沧区[Hai3 cang1 Qu1] in 2003)
- forest of apricot trees
- (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉[Dong3 Feng4], 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)
- Qionglin or Chiunglin township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
Trad. 齊柏林
- Zeppelin (name)
- Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), inventor of the Zeppelin dirigible airship
Trad. 烏林鴞
- (bird species of China) great grey owl (Strix nebulosa)
Trad. 賈慶林
- Jia Qinglin (1940-), member of the Politburo Standing Committee 2002-2012
Trad. 新林區
- Xinlin, a district of Daxing'anling Prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区[Da4 xing1 an1 ling3 Di4 qu1], Heilongjiang
Trad. 士林區
- Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
- Guilin, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
Trad. 柯林頓
- (Tw) Clinton (name)
- Bill Clinton (1946-), US Democratic politician, president 1993-2001
- Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician
- Yulin, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
Trad. 北林區
- Beilin, a district of Suihua City 綏化市|绥化市[Sui2 hua4 Shi4], Heilongjiang
- Jilin, prefecture-level city in Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3]
- Jilin Province, capital Changchun 長春市|长春市[Chang2 chun1 Shi4] (abbr. to 吉[Ji2])
- Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
- Hulin, a county-level city in Jixi City 雞西市|鸡西市[Ji1 xi1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
Trad. 季羨林
- Ji Xianlin (1911-2009), Chinese linguist and Indologist
- Yulin, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3]
- Gatling (name)
- Richard J. Gatling (1818-1903), inventor of the Gatling gun
Trad. 員林鎮
- Yuanlin Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 水林鄉
- Shuilin township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 譚震林
- Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the Cultural Revolution
Trad. 柳林縣
- Liulin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
Trad. 田林縣
- Tianlin, a county in Baise City 百色市[Bai3 se4 Shi4], Guangxi
Trad. 凱林賽
- keirin cycle race (paced stadium event) (loanword from Japanese 競輪 "keirin")
- Ritalin (brand name)
- methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD)
- Namling county, Tibetan: Rnam gling rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
Trad. 林來瘋
- Linsanity
- craze over Jeremy Lin 林書豪|林书豪[Lin2 Shu1 hao2]
Trad. 林內鄉
- Linnei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
- (bird species of China) great myna (Acridotheres grandis)
Trad. 林則徐
- Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (1785-1850), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842
Trad. 林口鄉
- Linkou township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Trad. 褐林鴞
- (bird species of China) brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica)
Trad. 林周縣
- Lhünzhub county, Tibetan: Lhun grub rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
Trad. 石林縣
- Shilin Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
Trad. 林夜鷹
- (bird species of China) savanna nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis)
- (bird species of China) grey bush chat (Saxicola ferreus)
Trad. 灰林鴞
- (bird species of China) Himalayan owl (Strix nivicolum)
Trad. 二林鎮
- Erlin or Erhlin Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 林家翹
- Lin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematician
Trad. 灰林鴿
- (bird species of China) ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis)
Trad. 林嶺雀
- (bird species of China) plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola)
Trad. 坪林鄉
- Pinglin township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
- Linzhou, a county-level city in Anyang City 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 Shi4], Henan
- Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin (1888-1938), Soviet revolutionary theorist, executed after a show trial in 1937
Trad. 林懷民
- Lin Hwai-Min (1947-), Taiwanese choreographer and dancer
Trad. 隆林縣
- see 隆林各族自治縣|隆林各族自治县[Long2 lin2 Ge4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
Trad. 林書豪
- Jeremy Lin (1988-), Taiwanese-American professional basketball player (NBA)
Trad. 林柳鶯
- (bird species of China) wood warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Trad. 林沙錐
- (bird species of China) wood snipe (Gallinago nemoricola)
Trad. 黑林鴿
- (bird species of China) black wood pigeon; Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina)
Trad. 林甸縣
- Lindian, a county in Daqing City 大慶市|大庆市[Da4 qing4 Shi4], Heilongjiang
Trad. 上林縣
- Shanglin, a county in Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi
- Li Delin (530-590), historian of Northern Wei and Sui dynasty
- Nyingchi, prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
Trad. 樹林市
- Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
- Corinth, a city-state of ancient Greece
- Corinth, a modern city in Greece
- (name) Collins
- voltaren, a trade name for diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller
Trad. 林西縣
- Linxi, a county in Chifeng City 赤峰市[Chi4 feng1 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
Trad. 林語堂
- Lin Yutang (1895-1976), Chinese writer, linguist and inventor