凜 (U+F954) — compatibility character, not recommended

ice, oil, to congeal/freeze

 (ice radical) — semantic, coldness, chill, severity


to report (to a superior), to submit, to inform

 (여쭐 품 / 줄 품, 름) — phonetic, provides sound



 is phonetic in several Korean Sino-readings ending in -름, such as:
凜 (름)
廩 (곳집 름)


 (여쭐 품, also read 름 in Korean names)
The original sense is cold, chilling, then figuratively stern, upright, awe-commanding, especially in classical Chinese.

Not commonly used in everyday words, but extremely common in names ending in -름.
凜凜 (림림) — imposing, awe-inspiring, strictly dignified
凜然 (림연) — stern, upright, coldly dignified
凜寒 (림한) — bitter cold
凜烈 (림렬) — severe and intense (cold, wind, character)
Note: In Korean reading practice, variants 凜/凛 share the same 음.

Characters

Words

Vocabulary

again, once more

to put together, to arrange, to construct

crown, cap, to crown, foremost

winter, the end of the year

cold, cool, chill

to extinguish, to vanish, to die out, to disappear

to allow, to grant, to conform, to be accurate, to be standard

to freeze, to be cold

cold, severe, dignified, stern and upright

to coagulate, to congeal, to solidify, to freeze

female phoenix, the yin counterpart of 鳳 (male phoenix)

ominous, unfortunate, evil, bad, cruel

convex, protruding, raised

concave, sunken, hollowed

to go out, to come forth, to emerge

a box, case, container

to divide, to separate, to apportion

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Chinese character

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凜

Etymology

Usage in Korean

Additional notes

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

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