凌 Stroke Order

凌 [líng] 1. Ice: Ice ~. ~ Cone. Dripping water forms ~. 2. Encroachment, bullying: Bully ~. ~ Pressure. ~ Humiliation. ~ Insult. Relying on strength to ~ the weak. 3. Disorder, interwoven: ~ Confused. ~ Messy. 4. Ascend, rise above: ~ Clouds. ~ Skies. ~ Void. ~ Ride. "One should reach the ~ peak, to see all other mountains as small." 5. Cross over, pass: "Even if there are dangers from rivers and lakes, one can ~." 6. Approaching, pressing close: ~ Morning. 7. Surname. 凌 [líng] (noun) • Original meaning: Ice • Character structure: Phonetic-semantic compound, from 仌 (bīng, ice, 夌 líng) phonetic. • 1. Same as original meaning (ice). • Example: Meng Jiao's "Cold River Song": Crossing the river, do not cross the ice, success needs a friend. • Example:凌 мороз (ice in flowing water); 凌灾 (disaster caused by ice blockage); 凌床 (ice bed); 凌室 (ancient ice storage). • 2. Ice room, ice cellar (ice cell). • Example: 凌阴 (ice room). • 3. Surname. 凌 [líng] (verb) • 1. To store up ice. • Example: Zhang Heng's "Thoughts on Darkness": Fish cherish scales and store up ice, birds perch on trees and lose branches. • 2. To dominate; override. • Example: Song Dynasty—Shen Kuo: Does not carve in winter. • Example: Qing Dynasty—Hou Fangyu: Surpasses the Huafang department. • Example: To ~ fiercely (almost); ~ gravel (to surpass); ~ stride (to exceed). • 3. Bully; encroach on; insult. • Example: Qu Yuan's "National Mourning": In the end, a strong man cannot be ~. • Example: To ~ oppression; ~ abuse; ~ insult; ~ neglect; ~ abuse; ~ oppress. • 4. Used to mean infringe (invade). • Example: Qu Yuan's "National Mourning": In the end, a strong man cannot be ~. • Example: To ~ sacred; ~ infringe; ~ abuse; ~ trample; ~ injure; ~ clash. • 5. To rise to a height (only on certain elevations). • Example: "The Book of Lord Shang" states: Attack will ~ its city. • Example: Du Fu's "Gazing at the Mountains": One should reach the ~ peak to see all other mountains as small. • Example: To ~ void (rise to the sky); ~ soar (fly high). • 6. To tremble. • Example: "Han Shu" says: Tigers and leopards ~ suddenly. • 7. To run. • Example: To ~ flow (flowing ice); ~ sharp (march forward with momentum). • 8. Approaching. • Example: Du Fu's "On Journey from the Capital to Fengxian County": ~ past Lishan at dawn. • Example: To ~ morning; ~ thin (pressing close); ~ rub (draw near). • 9. To ride. • Example: To ~ wind (ride the wind). • 10. To cross; negotiate. • Example: Ge Hong wrote: The golden boat cannot ~ the waves of Yan Hou. 凌 [líng] (adjective) • 1. Cold. • Example: ~ winter (cold winter); ~ eerie (cold); ~ tremor (cold area); ~ ~ (grim; daunting; cold). • 2. Disorder. • Example: Yuan Zhen's "Five String Song": The wind entering spring pines is ~. • Example: ~ disorder (chaotic and without order).