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lǐng

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lǐng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lǐng | ling3
English translation
neck, collar; lead, guide

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About lǐng

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

lǐng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

head

Etymology of lǐng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

令頁

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Líng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Líng represents the sound. Simplified form of lǐng .

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Words with lǐng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
领导 lǐngdǎo lead領導
领域 lǐngyù domain領域
lǐng neck lǐng
领先 lǐngxiān to lead領先
领袖 lǐngxiù leader領袖
带领 dàilǐng to guide帶領
领带 lǐng dài necktie領帶
领导人 lǐng dǎo rén leader領導人
占领 zhànlǐng to hold佔領
领养 lǐng yǎng adoption領養
领取 lǐng qǔ to receive領取
首领 shǒu lǐng head首領
领导者 lǐng dǎo zhě leader領導者
领土 lǐngtǔ territory領土
率领 shuàilǐng to lead率領
领地 lǐng dì territory領地
领主 lǐng zhǔ feudal lord領主
本领 běnlǐng skill本領
白领 bái lǐng white-collar白領
领队 lǐng duì to lead a group領隊
领悟 lǐngwù to understand領悟
领会 lǐnghuì to understand領會
领事馆 lǐngshìguǎn consulate領事館
领头 lǐng tóu to take the lead領頭
认领 rèn lǐng to adopt (a child)認領

lǐng Decomposition & Compounds

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