凌 líng — rise above; ice · English

凌

líng

rise above; ice

At a glance · 凌

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从仌（冰），夌声，本义为冰，引申为侵犯、升高。后从冫，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为冰，引申为凌驾、侵犯。

Structure

形声字，从冫（意符，冰），夌（líng）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinlíng

Radical冫

Strokes10

UnicodeU+51CC

Character type形声

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Six languages, one character

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English rise above; ice To rise above or violate; original sense ice.

Français s’élever; glace S’élever ou violer ; sens originel glace.

Español elevarse; hielo Elevarse o violar; sentido original hielo.

العربية يرتقي؛ جليد يرتقي أو يعتدي؛ ومعناه الأصلي الجليد.

Русский возвышаться; лёд Возвышаться или нарушать; изначально лёд.

Common words

凌língrise above
欺凌qī língbully

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