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léng

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léng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
léng | leng2
English translation
edge, corner, angle; protrusion; square beam

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About léng

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

léng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

grain

Etymology of léng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

禾夌

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

líng

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Words with léng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
léng corner léng
棱角 léng jiǎo protrusion稜角
模棱两可 mó léng liǎng kě equivocal模稜兩可
棱镜 léng jìng prism稜鏡
有棱有角 yǒu léng yǒu jiǎo (of a shape) sharp and clearcut有稜有角
三棱镜 sān léng jìng (triangular) prism三稜鏡
棱柱 léng zhù prism稜柱
扑棱 pū lēng (onom.) fluttering or flapping of wings撲稜
棱锥 léng zhuī pyramid (geometry)稜錐
穆棱市 Mù líng shì Muling county level city in Mudanjiang 牡丹江 Mǔ dan jiāng , Heilongjiang穆稜市
绥棱县 Suí léng xiàn Suileng county in Suihua 綏化|绥化 Suí huà , Heilongjiang綏稜縣
穆棱 Mù líng Muling county level city in Mudanjiang 牡丹江 Mǔ dan jiāng , Heilongjiang穆稜
绥棱 Suí léng Suileng county in Suihua 綏化|绥化 Suí huà , Heilongjiang綏稜
模棱 mó léng ambiguous模稜
丹棱县 Dān léng Xiàn Danleng County in Meishan 眉山市 Méi shān Shì [Méi​shān​Shì], Sichuan丹稜縣
棱台 léng tái prism稜臺
丹棱 Dān léng Danleng County in Meishan 眉山市 Méi shān Shì [Méi​shān​Shì], Sichuan丹稜

léng Decomposition & Compounds

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