Character data
Character data
| HSK | 5 |
| Frequency | 839th character |
| Radical | ⼁ (2.8) |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Index # | 1471 |
| TRADITIONAL | 臨 |
Definitions
| 临 lín |
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Stroke order
Words containing 临
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(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend
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to face sth; to be confronted with
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temporary; at the last moment; as the time draws near
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to come; to arrive; to descend
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clinical
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(fig.) on the verge of; on the edge of; close to
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to approach; to come closer
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facing death; at death's door
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approaching one's end; with one foot in the grave
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close to; approaching
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temporary work; day laborer
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to be imminent; to befall
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to arrive (esp. of notable person)
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on parting; facing separation
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critical; boundary
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before leaving; on departure
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(idiom) to experience it for oneself
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fig. arrogance based on one's social position; to overlook
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to grace sb with one's presence; your arrival (honorific)
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to go in person
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critical point; boundary point
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about to give birth; to face childbirth
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to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
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facing death; on one's deathbed; dying (from illness)
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to befall
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