癝 (lǐn) - granary & government grain storage

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lǐn ｜ 18 strokes ｜ radical:

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癝 · lǐn

granary;

government grain storage;

official salary (in grain);

cold, frigid (variant of 凛)

granarygovernment grain storageofficial salary (in grain)

Usage highlights

government granaryofficial salarygrain storagegranary officialgranary systemgranary rice

Synonyms

  • 仓— granary, warehouse
  • 库— storehouse, treasury
  • 凛— cold, stern (for the variant meaning)

Antonyms

  • 饥— famine, hunger
  • 空— empty, void

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The government granary was full (官癝).
  • He received his official salary (癝禄).
  • The ancient granary stored emergency grain (仓癝).
  • The weather turned bitterly cold (寒癝).

Collocations

  • government granary(官癝)
  • official salary(癝禄)
  • grain storage(仓癝)
  • granary official(癝吏)
  • granary system(癝制)
  • granary rice(癝米)

Idioms

  • Draw salary without working(坐糜癝粟)
  • Receive official salary(食癝)
  • Government grain storage(仓癝实)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In imperial China, officials were often paid in grain from government granaries, making 癝 central to the bureaucratic salary system.
  • The character appears in historical texts about grain storage, famine relief, and official compensation systems.
  • As a variant of 凛, it also carries connotations of coldness and austerity in classical literature.

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