岭
岭 - lǐng
mountain ridge, mountain peak
mountain ridge, mountain peakHow to read 岭
Click 岭 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.
| Hanzi | 岭 |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 岭 |
| Pinyin | lǐng |
| English | mountain ridge, mountain peak |
| Radical hint | 山 |
Short sentences you can say today
“”。 岭南 is a common expression. “”。 I can make a sentence with 岭东. “”。 Please read 五岭 one more time.
Common words with this character
south of the five ranges; old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi
see 嶺東區|岭东区[Ling3 dong1 Qu1]
the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺|大庾岭[Da4 yu3 ling3], Dupang 都龐嶺|都庞岭[Du1 pang2 ling3], Qitian 騎田嶺|骑田岭[Qi2 tian2 ling3], Mengzhu 萌渚嶺|萌渚岭[Meng2 zhu3 ling3] and Yuecheng 越城嶺|越城岭[Yue4 cheng2 ling3]
Nanling mountain, on the border of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi
Mistake warning
Do not memorize 岭 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 岭南 and 岭东 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.