岭

嶺

líng, lǐng

令 + 山

Definitions

lǐng (noun) mountain range; mountain ridge

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嶺.

Semantic: 山 Phonetic: 令

About

The simplified character 岭 (traditional 嶺) is a phonosemantic compound: 山, the mountain radical, provides the meaning of a landform, and 令 marks the pronunciation. In the traditional character, the phonetic is the more complex 領, which itself contains the 頁 radical. The character denotes a mountain ridge, a continuous chain of mountains, or a high mountain pass, a linked, elevated stretch rather than a solitary peak.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

远处的山岭很美。

Yuǎn chù de shānlǐng hěn měi.

The distant mountain range is very beautiful.

我们明天要去爬那座岭。

Wǒmen míngtiān yào qù pá nà zuò lǐng.

We are going to climb that ridge tomorrow.

翻过这道岭就是村庄。

Fān guò zhè dào lǐng jiù shì cūnzhuāng.

The village is just over this ridge.

岭南地区的气候很温暖。

Lǐngnán dìqū de qìhòu hěn wēnnuǎn.

The climate in the Lingnan region is very warm.

火车缓缓驶过寂静的山岭。

Huǒchē huǎnhuǎn shǐguò jìjìng de shānlǐng.

The train slowly passes through the quiet mountains.

秦岭是中国重要的地理分界线。

Qín Lǐng shì Zhōngguó zhòngyào de dìlǐ fēnjiè xiàn.

The Qinling Mountains are an important geographical boundary in China.

大兴安岭蕴藏着丰富的森林资源。

Dà Xīng'ān Lǐng yùncángzhe fēngfù de sēnlín zīyuán.

The Greater Khingan Range holds abundant forest resources.

火车在岭间隧道中穿行，窗外忽明忽暗。

Huǒchē zài lǐng jiān suìdào zhōng chuānxíng, chuāng wài hū míng hū àn.

The train travels through tunnels between the mountains, the light outside the window flickering.

Related Characters

Component: 令

Component: 山

岭