Chinese Character 臨 (lam6 lam4 | lin4 lin2 ) : [1] [v] look down from above; preside over [2]

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臨
lam6 lam4 lin4 lin2
[1] [v] look down from above; preside over [2] draw near; approach; descend; come to; reach; visit [3] on the point of; near; during; at; whilst; while [4] [v] copy; imitate [5] temporary; provisional [6] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 17 Level: 3 Radical: 臣 (#131)
臨 / 临
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降臨 gong3 lam4 jiang4 lin4 = to befall 來臨 loi4 lam4 lai2 lin2 = approach, come closer 光臨 gwong1 lam4 = (of guests) presence; to be present; attendance 臨時 lam4 si4 lin2 shi2 = temporary, interim 面臨 min6 lam4 mian4 lin2 = be faced with (a problem); be confronted with 臨床 lam4 cong4 lin2 chuang2 = clinical 臨頭 lam4 tau4 = befall; happen 臨到 lam4 dou3 = happen to; just before 臨帖 lam4 tip3*2 = practise calligraphy after a master sheet. 臨記 lam4 gei3 = extra See all 66 compounds

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Decimal representation of this word: 臨
Unicode code for this character: U+81E8 (off-site link)

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