Chinese surname · rank 179
凌
凌 is read as líng.
Pinyin
líng
Script forms
Simplified 凌 · Traditional 淩
Basic meaning
pure; virtuous; insult; maltreat
Five element
Earth
Origin
Time: Zhou official-title tradition, 1046-256 BCE
Place: Zhou ritual-bureaucracy Lingren office context; not a locality-based origin.
Origin note
Ling is commonly explained as an official-title surname from Lingren, an office connected with ice management in the Zhou ritual bureaucracy.
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