岭

lǐng · líng

mountain range · mountain ridge

Radical: 山 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

山岁岛岩峻峰岳崩岸崖峭峡

Same radical

山岁岛岩峻峰岳崩岸崖峭峡崇岗岑

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Character Decomposition

岭=山+令

Etymology

mountain

Meanings2 pronunciations

lǐng

mountain range

mountain ridge

líng

used in 𫶕 líng yíng

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Words with 岭 145 total

mid-ocean ridge海岭hǎi lǐng lofty mountain range峻岭jùn lǐng Nanling mountain, on the border of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi南岭Nán lǐng mountain ridge山岭shān lǐng Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain and the Han River valley秦岭Qín lǐng the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu, Dupang, Qitian, Mengzhu and Yuecheng五岭wǔ lǐng

Idioms with 岭 13 total Chain

towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)崇山峻岭chóng shān jùn lǐng lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom) · fig. hardships of the journey翻山越岭fān shān yuè lǐng

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