凌 Strokes Write it Listen 凌 líng pure; virtuous; to insult; to maltreat HSK 7–9 10 strokes Radical 冫 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from冫meaningbīngice夌soundlíngto dawdle; the name of the father of the Emperor Yao How it works冫 hints at the meaning (ice), and 夌 líng hints at the sound.