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凌 - líng

pure; virtuous; insult; maltreat

pure; virtuous; insult; maltreat

How to read 凌

Click 凌 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinlíng
Englishpure; virtuous; insult; maltreat
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

凌乱 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 凌兢. Please read 凌厉 one more time.

Common words with this character

messy; disarrayed; disheveled
icy cold; to shiver; to tremble
swift and fierce; fierce; forceful
to deteriorate; to decline; to slump

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 凌 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 凌乱 and 凌兢 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 凌.