凌辱 (líng rǔ) — to insult; to humiliate; to sexually assault (a… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A strong, formal verb meaning 'to humiliate / insult,' with a common specific sense of sexual assault (typically against women). Stronger and more written than everyday words like 侮辱.

verb

to insultto humiliateto sexually assault (a woman)

Examples

凌辱。
Méi rén kě yǐ suí yì líng rǔ bié rén.
No one can arbitrarily insult others.
凌辱。
Zhè zhǒng huà shì duì tā rén gé de líng rǔ.
Such words are an insult to her personality.
，凌辱。
Zài nà ge dòng dàng de nián dài, xǔ duō fù nǚ zāo dào le líng rǔ.
In that turbulent era, many women were assaulted.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

辱rǔhumiliate

凌 and 辱 both express insulting or humiliating, so together they mean to humiliate.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

冫夌凌

Meaning part形符xíngfú

冫Written in full as仌bīngice

Sound part声符shēngfú

夌

夌líng凌líng

Same sound today

In 凌, the left part 冫 relates to ice, while the right part 夌 gives the pronunciation.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

辰寸辱

辰辰chénhoe
寸寸cùnhand

辱 combines 辰, drawn as a hoe, with 寸, drawn as a hand.

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