森森

Chinese

		of trees, many	of trees, many
trad. (森森)		森	森
simp. #(森森)		森	森

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sēnsēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄣ ㄙㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ sam¹
• Eastern Min (BUC): sĕng-sĕng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sēnsēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄣ ㄙㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sensen
    • Wade–Giles: sên¹-sên¹
    • Yale: sēn-sēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sensen
    • Palladius: сэньсэнь (sɛnʹsɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sən⁵⁵ sən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ sam¹
    • Yale: sām sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: sĕng-sĕng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛiŋ⁵⁵ ^(s-)nɛiŋ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: srim srim

Rime
Character	森
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	侵 (140)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	所今切
Baxter	srim
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʃˠiɪm/
Pan Wuyun	/ʃᵚim/
Shao Rongfen	/ʃiem/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʂjim/
Li Rong	/ʃjəm/
Wang Li	/ʃĭĕm/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʂi̯əm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shēn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sam1

Adjective

森森

1. (ideophonic, of trees) dense; lush
2. (literary, ideophonic) many; numerous
3. (literary, ideophonic) flourishing; thriving
4. (literary, ideophonic) towering; standing tall and erect
5. (ideophonic) gloomy; dark
6. (ideophonic) cold; frigid
7. (literary, ideophonic) murky; confused; dazed
8. (literary, ideophonic) dignified; formidable; frightening
9. (literary, ideophonic) shuddering; trembling
10. (literary, ideophonic) orderly; rigorous
11. (literary, ideophonic, of taste) pure and rich

Derived terms

• 冷森森
• 列列森森
• 劍戟森森／剑戟森森
• 噤森森
• 寒森森
• 森森芊芊
• 森森蹜蹜
• 涼森森／凉森森
• 白森森 (báisēnsēn)
• 碧森森
• 詭森森／诡森森
• 陰森森／阴森森
• 青森森
• 鬼森森
• 黃森森／黄森森
• 黑森森
• 黯森森

 

Noun

森森

1. (literary) lush forest; dense leafy shade

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (森森):

• → Korean: 삼삼(森森) (samsam)
• → Vietnamese: sâm sâm (森森)