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What 林 means in a Chinese namelín

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林lín · B
tier B

成片的树;双木为林。

A stand of trees; two trees side by side make the character.

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幽深与生机 Deep shade, living growth

返景入深林,复照青苔上。

The low sun enters the deep wood and lights the moss again.

全唐诗 · 王維《輞川集 鹿柴》 · our translation
Not a wilderness: a wood deep enough to be quiet, with light still getting through. 此处「林」是成片的树,取幽深、静而不死之意——光还进得去。
独处而不孤 Alone without being lonely

深林人不知,明月来相照。

Deep in the wood, no one knows I am here; the bright moon comes to keep me company.

全唐诗 · 王維《輞川集 竹里館》 · our translation
The wood is where people are not; the moon answers instead. Solitude that is not abandonment. 「深林」是人所不到之处,句子的落点是「明月来相照」——独处,但有人(有月)应。
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In a name

A grove rather than a single tree: 林 gives the name a place to be, not just an object.

「林」在名字里不是一个字,是一片地方——它让名字有了可以待着的地方感。