凛然 lǐnrán awe-inspiring Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 凛 凜 lǐn stern (bound form) stern; severe; inspiring awe or respect, as in 凛然 lǐnrán然 rán adverbadjective [state] Used as a suffix after an adjective or adverb to describe a state or manner, similar to the English suffix "-ly".