Chinese Word: 凌 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

凌HSK 5

Pinyin: líng

English Definition: to approach; to rise high; thick ice; to insult or maltreat; surname Ling

Chinese Definition:
①冰：冰凌。凌锥。滴水成凌。
②侵犯、欺压：欺凌。凌逼。凌辱。凌侮。恃强凌弱。
③杂乱，交错：凌乱。凌杂。
④升，高出：凌云。凌霄。凌空。凌虚。凌驾。“会当凌绝顶，一览众山小”。
⑤渡过，越过：“虽有江河之险则凌之”。
⑥迫近，逼近：凌晨。
⑦姓氏。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 冫

Pictophonetic:夌 indicates the sound; 冫 (ice) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 冫 [ bīng ] ice
- 夌 [ líng ] to dawdle; the name of the father of the Emperor Yao

Similar Characters: 淩

Step by Step Stroke Sequence: Download Customize Pin it
Stroke order image for Chinese character 凌

凌晨HSK 6	líng chén	very early in the morning; in the wee hours
欺凌	qī líng	to bully and humiliate
凌空	líng kōng	be high up in the sky
凌驾	líng jià	to be above; to place above
凌辱	líng rǔ	to insult; to humiliate; to bully

1		tā 他 líng chén 凌晨 chū fā 出发 qù 去 jī chǎng 机场。 He departed for the airport in the early morning.
2		wǒ men 我们 xué xiào 学校 yǒu 有 yán gé 严格 de 的 fǎn 反 qī líng 欺凌 zhèng cè 政策。 Our school has a strict policy against bullying.
3		jiā zhǎng 家长 yīng gāi 应该 jiào yù 教育 hái zi 孩子 rú hé 如何 zǔ zhǐ 阻止 qī líng 欺凌 xíng wéi 行为。 Parents should educate their children on how to stop bullying behavior.
4		wǒ 我 zuó tiān 昨天 wǎn shang 晚上 kàn 看 le 了 yī bù 一部 hěn 很 yǒu qù 有趣 de 的 diàn yǐng 电影， yì zhí 一直 dào 到 líng chén 凌晨 cái 才 shuì jiào 睡觉。 I watched a very interesting movie last night and went to bed until early morning.
5		zuó wǎn 昨晚 líng chén 凌晨， wǒ men 我们 zài 在 diàn shì 电视 shàng 上 guān kàn 观看 le 了 huǒ jiàn 火箭 fā shè 发射 de 的 shí kuàng 实况 bào dào 报道。 We watched the live coverage of the rocket launch on TV late last night.

1		tā 他 líng chén 凌晨 chū fā 出发 qù 去 jī chǎng 机场。 He departed for the airport in the early morning.
2		wǒ men 我们 xué xiào 学校 yǒu 有 yán gé 严格 de 的 fǎn 反 qī líng 欺凌 zhèng cè 政策。 Our school has a strict policy against bullying.
3		jiā zhǎng 家长 yīng gāi 应该 jiào yù 教育 hái zi 孩子 rú hé 如何 zǔ zhǐ 阻止 qī líng 欺凌 xíng wéi 行为。 Parents should educate their children on how to stop bullying behavior.
4		wǒ 我 zuó tiān 昨天 wǎn shang 晚上 kàn 看 le 了 yī bù 一部 hěn 很 yǒu qù 有趣 de 的 diàn yǐng 电影， yì zhí 一直 dào 到 líng chén 凌晨 cái 才 shuì jiào 睡觉。 I watched a very interesting movie last night and went to bed until early morning.
5		zuó wǎn 昨晚 líng chén 凌晨， wǒ men 我们 zài 在 diàn shì 电视 shàng 上 guān kàn 观看 le 了 huǒ jiàn 火箭 fā shè 发射 de 的 shí kuàng 实况 bào dào 报道。 We watched the live coverage of the rocket launch on TV late last night.