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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 凌云

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
凌云 líng yún - Lingyun county in Baise 百色[Bai3 se4], Guangxi
凌云 líng yún - (lit. and fig.) towering; lofty; high

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 33,009 26,819 43,490

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
凌 líng- surname Ling
凌 líng- to approach
- to rise high
- thick ice
- to insult or maltreat
云 yún- (classical) to say
云 yún- surname Yun
- abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2nan2 Sheng3]
云 yún- cloud
- CL:朵[duo3]

Other Words Containing 凌云

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
凌云 - - 33,009 26,819 43,490