凌

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

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,685 U+51CC

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

冫 (semantic, “ice”) + 夌 (phonetic, líng)

components: 冫夌

bully · Heisig RSH #2350

ice + Minuteclods

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 夌

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 夌 (líng) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
夌 sound component	líng	to dawdle; the name of the father of the Emperor Yao
棱	léng	squared timber; angle, corner, edge
菱	líng	water chestnut, water caltrop
鲮	líng	carp
绫	líng	thin silk, damask silk
淩	líng	to cross, to traverse, to pass through

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
凌海市	Líng hǎi Shì	Linghai, a county-level city in Jinzhou City 錦州市\|锦州市[Jin3 zhou1 Shi4], Liaoning
气势凌人	qì shì líng rén	arrogant and overbearing
凌河区	Líng hé Qū	Linghe, a district of Jinzhou City 錦州市\|锦州市[Jin3 zhou1 Shi4], Liaoning
王心凌	Wáng Xīn líng	stage name of Cyndi Wang; see 王君如[Wang2 Jun1 ru2]
凌云县	Líng yún Xiàn	Lingyun, a county in Baise City 百色市[Bai3 se4 Shi4], Guangxi
凌源市	Líng yuán Shì	Lingyuan, a county-level city in Chaoyang City 朝陽市\|朝阳市[Chao2 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
盛气凌人	shèng qì líng rén	overbearing; arrogant bully
英飞凌	Yīng fēi líng	Infineon (electronics company)
凌海	Líng hǎi	see 凌海市[Ling2 hai3 Shi4]
凌杂米盐	líng zá mǐ yán	disordered and fragmentary
凌波舞	líng bō wǔ	limbo (dance) (loanword)
以强凌弱	yǐ qiáng líng ruò	to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
凌空	líng kōng	be high up in the sky
凌河	Líng hé	see 凌河區\|凌河区[Ling2 he2 Qu1]
凌云	Líng yún	see 凌雲縣\|凌云县[Ling2 yun2 Xian4]
凌云	líng yún	(lit. and fig.) towering; lofty; high
凌蒙初	Líng Méng chū	Ling Mengchu (1580–1644), Ming dynasty short story writer and playwright
冰激凌	bīng jī líng	ice cream
凌源	Líng yuán	see 凌源市[Ling2 yuan2 Shi4]
冰凌	bīng líng	icicle