líng

pure

Components
冫 meaning component

  Meaning component

bīng

  

ice

ice

夌 sound component

  Sound component

líng

  

to dawdle

Evolution

凌 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
凌 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
凌 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
凌 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
凌 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

líng

pure; virtuous; insult; maltreat; to approach; to rise high; thick ice; to insult or maltreat

 

Líng

surname Ling

Most common words with 凌
Freq.
Word
Meaning

凌晨

in the wee hours

冰激凌

ice cream

to approach

凌乱

messy

凌空

be high up in the sky