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(bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,844 U+83F1

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

艹 (semantic, “grass”) + 夌 (phonetic, líng)

components: 艹夌

water caltrop · Heisig RSH #2349

flower + Minuteclods

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 夌

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 夌 (líng) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
夌 sound component	líng	to dawdle; the name of the father of the Emperor Yao
凌	líng	pure; virtuous; to insult; to maltreat
棱	léng	squared timber; angle, corner, edge
鲮	líng	carp
绫	líng	thin silk, damask silk
淩	líng	to cross, to traverse, to pass through

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
菱形六面体	líng xíng liù miàn tǐ	(math.) rhombohedron
铁菱角	tiě líng jiǎo	see 鐵菱\|铁菱[tie3 ling2]
菱花镜	líng huā jìng	antique bronze mirror with flower petal edging, most commonly from the Tang dynasty
麦凯斯菱	Mài kǎi sī líng	rhombus of Michaelis (anatomy)
菱铁矿	líng tiě kuàng	siderite
三菱	Sān líng	Mitsubishi (Japanese conglomerate)
菱角	líng jiao	water caltrop (Trapa species), aquatic plant with edible seeds
菱形	líng xíng	rhombus
铁菱	tiě líng	(military) caltrop (spiky metal device laid on the ground to create a hazard for enemy hor…
菱镜	líng jìng	see 菱花鏡\|菱花镜[ling2 hua1 jing4]
菱镁矿	líng měi kuàng	magnesite; magnesium ore
大菱鲆	dà líng píng	turbot