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凌
Líng
1. surname Ling
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 10 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

凌
líng
pure; virtuous; to insult; to maltreat
HSK 5 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

凌空
língkōng
be high up in the sky
冰凌
bīnglíng
icicle
凌辱
língrǔ
to insult
凌迟
língchí
the lingering death
凌杂
língzá
in disorder
欺凌
qīlíng
to bully and humiliate
凌云
Língyún
Lingyun county in Baise [[百色<Bǎisè>]], Guangxi
凌晨
língchén
very early in the morning
HSK 6
凌汛
língxùn
ice-jam flood (arising when river downstream freezes more than upstream)
凌驾
língjià
to be above
凌河
Línghé
Linghe district of Jinzhou city [[錦州市|锦州市]], Liaoning
凌乱
língluàn
messy
霸凌
bàlíng
bullying (loanword)
凌海
Línghǎi
Linghai county level city in Jinzhou [[錦州|锦州]], Liaoning
凌夷
língyí
to deteriorate
凌源
Língyuán
Lingyuan county level city in Chaoyang [[朝陽|朝阳]], Liaoning
凌志
Língzhì
Lexus
凌虐
língnüè
to maltreat
凌蒙初
LíngMéngchū
Ling Mengchu (1580-1644), Ming dynasty novelist and dramatist
冰激凌
bīngjīlíng
ice cream
HSK 5

Alternate Entries

凌
líng
to approach / to rise high / thick ice / to insult or maltreat

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,730
Word Frequency Rank
4,145 of 84,292