懂中文 Dong Chinese

夌

líng

to surpass

Unclear origin. In oracle bone script, the top portion appeared to come from 屮, while the bottom appeared to come from 人. Some versions add 止 below 人 while others add 仌.

Components
屮 unknown component

屮  Unknown component

chè

  

sprout

人 unknown component

人  Unknown component

rén

  

person

夂 unknown component

夂  Unknown component

zhǐ

  

go

夂 is a component form of 止. In Warring States Chu script, this was 土. Versions that added the 仌 phonetic here perhaps should be identified as 凌.

Evolution

夌 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
夌 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
夌 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

夌  

líng

to dawdle; the name of the father of the Emperor Yao

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

陵

Sound component in 9 characters (0 verified)

凌 陵 菱 棱 稜 绫 鯪 鲮 淩