to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before

= + + + : In the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2), the robot (大) oversees (临) his army by standing on a huge wooden box (囗). The box is only able to carry his weight because it has been reinforced using a dinosaur bone (丨) acting as a pillar. Just as the robot is about to (临) wave his kitchen knife (刂) into the direction his troops should charge, Li Qingzhao (li) shows up and kicks away the dinosaur bone, causing the robot to fall off his box.

臨 character breakdown

(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods / (bound form) grade; rank / kind; type; variety / character; disposition; nature; temperament / to taste sth; to sample / to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up / fret (on a guitar or lute)

= : Pocahontas (pi) is watching a pyramid of oranges (mnemonic symbol for 品) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3). She wants to sample (品) one, and just as she takes one from the base, the whole commodity (品) collapses.
to lie / to crouch

= + : Willy Walrus (w) has become the new master of the observatory's servant (臣). In the bathroom (o4) Willy Walrus sits at the top of a voodoo staff (卜) which he is balancing on the spot between the servant's shoulders while the servant has to do push-ups (卧).

Characters with 臨 as component

臨 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 臨

as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc
facing death / at death's door
temporary worker; temp / temporary work
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
the month childbirth is due
Linqu County in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[Wei2 fang1], Shandong
Linqu County in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[Wei2 fang1], Shandong
to hold a court audience / to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)
Lingui county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi
Lingui county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi
Linwu county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan
Linwu county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan
equanimity in the face of death / to face dangers with assurance
temporary caregiver / babysitter
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort

Sentences with 臨

臨 currently does not appear in any sentence.