How to write 臨

臨 臨 lín 【Definitions】 1. 從上向下看，在高處朝向低處。 (Look down from above; facing down from a height.) 2. 到，來。 (Arrive; come.) 3. 遭遇，碰到。 (Encounter; meet.) 4. 挨着，靠近。 (Be adjacent; close to.) 5. 照樣子摹仿字畫。 (Copy or imitate texts and paintings.) 6. 舊時指帝王上朝。 (Historically refers to when emperors attend court.) 7. 姓。 (A surname.) 【Examples】 1. 從上向下看：照～。～淵羨魚（看着深潭裏的魚，很希望得到；喻只作空想，不做實際工作）。 (Looking down from above: look down at the deep pond and envy the fish [to express longing without practical action].) 2. 到，來：光～。蒞～。 (Arrive; come: a warm welcome; to attend.) 3. 遭遇，碰到：～時。面～。 (Encounter; meet: during an encounter; face to face.) 4. 挨着，靠近：～近。～街。 (Adjacent; close: close by; next to the street.) 5. 照樣子摹仿：～摹。～寫。 (Copy or imitate: to trace an imitative copy; to write in imitation.) 6. 舊時指帝王上朝：～朝。 (Historically refers to emperors convening courts: attend court.) 7. 姓。 (A surname.) --- 臨 lín 【Verb Definitions】 1. (會意。金文字形像一人俯首下視一堆品物之形。本義表示從上往下俯視。) (From the Oracle bone script; the character depicts a person looking down at a stack of goods, originally signifying looking down from above.) 2. 同本義 ([En.] look down from above) (Same as the original meaning.) 3. 引申爲從上監視着 ([En.] keep watch on) (Extended to signify keeping watch.) 4. 面對(上對下，尊對卑) ([En.] face; confront) (To face; respect towards those beneath.) 5. 碰上，逢着 ([En.] meet) (To encounter; to meet.) 6. 到，至。後常用作敬辭 ([En.] attend) (To arrive; often used as a formal term.) 7. 攻伐;脅制 ([En.] attack) (To attack or threaten.) 8. 照着他人的字畫書寫或繪畫 ([En.] copy) (To write or paint based on others' works.) 9. 治理、管理、統治 ([En.] administer; govern; rule) (To administer or rule.) 10. 靠近，逼近(多用於上對下，強對弱) ([En.] near; close to; approach) (To approach; often used in the context of superiority over inferiority.) 11. 臨視(指位尊者對位卑者) ([En.] visit) (To visit, often used for a senior visiting a junior.) 12. 置身(其中) ([En.] place oneself) (To place oneself within.) --- 臨 lìn 【Verb Definitions】 哭(很多人哭，或聚衆哭，爲喪事而悲痛哭泣) (【英】：weep; cry; sob) (Crying; weeping, especially in mourning.) 【Examples】 1. 《集韻》：臨，哭也。 (In the Chiyun, it says: "临 means to weep.") 2. 《左傳·宣公十二年》：國人大臨，守陴者皆哭。 (In the Zuo Zhuan, it states: "The people of the state wept for their loss.") 3. 《史記·高祖本紀》：遂爲義帝發喪，臨三日。 (In the Records of the Grand Historian, it mentions mourning for three days.) 4. 《漢書·文帝紀》：遺昭曰，無發民哭臨宮殿中。 (In the Book of Han, it says that the people should not cry in the palace.)