림

• IPA^(key)[ɾim]
• Phonetic Hangul[림]

림 • (rim)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄹ, ㅣ, and ㅁ.

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

림 (rim)

1. 林:

   (MC reading: 林 (MC liɪm))

2. 臨:

   (MC reading: 臨 (MC liɪm, liɪm^H))

3. 琳:

   (MC reading: 琳 (MC liɪm))

4. 霖:

   (MC reading: 霖 (MC liɪm))

5. 淋:

   (MC reading: 淋 (MC liɪm))

6. 棽:

   (MC reading: 棽 (MC ʈʰˠiɪm, ʃˠiɪm))

7. 碄:

   (MC reading: 碄)

8. 晽:

   (MC reading: 晽)

9. 玪:

   (MC reading: 玪 (MC kˠɛm))

10. 痳:

    (MC reading: 痳 (MC liɪm))

• 임 (im) (South Korea)

In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 임 (im) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 림 (rim) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo).