临 · Cheng Miao (v2)
临 (lín, 2nd tone; traditional 臨) is, in Xu Shen, oversight: 監臨也。从臥品聲 — ‘to oversee, to look down upon; from 臥 (lie/bend) and 品 (voice).’ It means ‘to approach, to face, to rule over.’ The classics give it gravity and grandeur: the Shijing ( $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart