Chinese symbol for “towering”
凌云
líng yún
Traditional: 凌雲
(lit. and fig.) towering; lofty; high
The closest CC-CEDICT match for towering is 凌云 (líng yún), defined as: (lit. and fig.) towering; lofty; high.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “towering”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 崭 (嶄) | zhǎn | towering; prominent |
| 峥嵘 (崢嶸) | zhēng róng | towering; lofty and steep (mountains) |
| 滔天 | tāo tiān | (of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering; overwhelming; immense |
| 高大 | gāo dà | tall; lofty; towering |
| 巍巍 | wēi wēi | towering; imposing |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 凌云.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凌晨 | líng chén | very early in the morning; in the wee hours |
| 凌辱 | líng rǔ | to insult; to humiliate |
| 欺凌 | qī líng | to bully and humiliate |
| 凌驾 (凌駕) | líng jià | to be above; to place above |
| 霸凌 | bà líng | (loanword) bullying |
| 凌乱 (凌亂) | líng luàn | messy; disarrayed; disheveled |
| 风云 (風雲) | fēng yún | weather; unstable situation |
| 白云 (白雲) | bái yún | white cloud |
See also: Japanese symbol for “towering”.
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