凛
凜lǐn
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cold, to shiver with cold
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
凛 has 冫, ice, as the meaning part and 禀 bǐng as the sound part. It first meant frigid and cold. That grew to severe cold, shivering with cold, and trembling with fear.
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