凌

líng

l+íng·2nd tone

to approach · to rise high

Radical: 冫 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

冲冰冷决准凝凉冬减冻凄冶

Same radical

冲冰冷决准凝凉冬减冻凄冶凑况净

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Character Decomposition

凌=冫+夌

Etymology

ice

Meanings

to approach

to rise high

thick ice

to insult or maltreat

líng

surname Ling

Líng

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Words with 凌 197 total

very early in the morning · in the wee hours凌晨líng chén the lingering death · the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment)凌迟líng chí to be above · to place above凌驾líng jià (literary) icy cold · (literary) to shiver; to tremble凌兢líng jīng be high up in the sky凌空líng kōng

Idioms with 凌 16 total Chain

disordered and fragmentary凌杂米盐líng zá mǐ yán overbearing · arrogant bully盛气凌人shèng qì líng rén to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)以强凌弱yǐ qiáng líng ruò

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