岭
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mountain range; mountain ridge
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How 岭 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
山 (semantic, “mountain”) + 令 (phonetic, lìng)
How to remember it
mountain range · Heisig RSH #2440
山 mountain + 令 orders
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 令
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 令 (lìng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 令 sound component | lìng | command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause |
| 领 | lǐng | neck, collar; lead, guide |
| 冷 | lěng | cold, cool; lonely |
| 零 | líng | zero; fragment, fraction |
| 邻 | lín | neighbor; neighborhood |
| 龄 | líng | age; years |
| 铃 | líng | small bell |
| 怜 | lián | to pity, to sympathize with |
| 伶 | líng | clever; lonely, solitary |
| 玲 | líng | the tinkling of jewelry |
| 羚 | líng | a species of antelope |
| 鸰 | líng | lark, wagtail; Motacilla species (various) |
| 苓 | líng | fungus, tuber; licorice |
| 蛉 | líng | dragonfly, sandfly; Libellulidae |
| 呤 | lìng | purine |
| 囹 | líng | prison, enclosure |
| 拎 | līn | to lift, to haul, to take |
| 翎 | líng | plume, tail feathers |
| 聆 | líng | to hear, to listen |
Words containing 岭
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大兴安岭地区 | Dà xīng ān lǐng Dì qū | Daxing'anling, prefecture in Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 Sheng3] |
| 公主岭市 | Gōng zhǔ lǐng Shì | Gongzhuling, a county-level city in Siping City 四平市[Si4 ping2 Shi4], Jilin |
| 大兴安岭山脉 | Dà xīng ān lǐng shān mài | Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province |
| 高山岭雀 | gāo shān lǐng què | (bird species of China) Brandt's mountain finch (Leucosticte brandti) |
| 关岭布依族苗族自治县 | Guān lǐng Bù yī zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Guanling Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 大分界岭 | Dà fēn jiè lǐng | Great Dividing Range, mountain range along the east coast of Australia |
| 大兴安岭 | Dà xīng ān lǐng | see 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区[Da4 xing1 an1 ling3 Di4 qu1]; see 大興安嶺山脈|大兴安岭山脉[Da4 xing1 an1 ling3 Shan… |
| 分水岭 | fēn shuǐ lǐng | dividing range; drainage divide; (fig.) dividing line; watershed |
| 长岭县 | Cháng lǐng Xiàn | Changling, a county in Songyuan City 松原市[Song1 yuan2 Shi4], Jilin |
| 岭东区 | Lǐng dōng Qū | Lingdong, a district of Shuangyashan City 雙鴨山市|双鸭山市[Shuang1 ya1 shan1 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 公主岭 | Gōng zhǔ lǐng | see 公主嶺市|公主岭市[Gong1 zhu3 ling3 Shi4] |
| 关岭县 | Guān lǐng Xiàn | see 關嶺布依族苗族自治縣|关岭布依族苗族自治县[Guan1 ling3 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 高岭土 | gāo lǐng tǔ | kaolin (clay); china clay |
| 铁岭县 | Tiě lǐng Xiàn | Tieling, a county in Tieling City 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[Tie3 ling3 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 铁岭市 | Tiě lǐng Shì | Tieling, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] |
| 粉红腹岭雀 | fěn hóng fù lǐng què | (bird species of China) Asian rosy finch (Leucosticte arctoa) |
| 大吉岭 | Dà jí lǐng | Darjeeling, town in India |
| 林岭雀 | lín lǐng què | (bird species of China) plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola) |
| 松岭区 | Sōng lǐng Qū | Songling, a district of Daxing'anling Prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区[Da4 xing1 an1 ling3 Di4 qu1… |
| 八达岭 | Bā dá lǐng | Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination |