lǐn

to shiver with cold or fear

Components
冫 meaning component

  Meaning component

bīng

  

ice

ice

稟 sound component

  Sound component

bǐng

  

report to

Evolution

凜 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
凜 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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lǐn

shiver with cold or fear, fearful; cold; to shiver with cold; to tremble with fear; afraid; apprehensive; strict; stern; severe; austere; awe-inspiring; imposing; majestic

Most common words with 凜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

凛冽

biting cold

cold

大义凛然

devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)

威风凛凛

majestic

朔风凛冽

The north wind is icy cold.