Definitions

líng antelope

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character "羚" combines the semantic radical "羊", linking it to sheep or goat-like creatures, with the phonetic component "令" to approximate its pronunciation, creating a phono-semantic construct that has consistently referred to the antelope. Its conceptual range has remained firmly tied to this animal, though it occasionally extends into compounds such as "羚角" for antelope horn, which held value in historical materia medica, yet the core meaning has not shifted. This structural and semantic stability has allowed the character to maintain its specific zoological designation across long periods of use.

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羊在草原上奔跑。

Língyáng zài cǎoyuán shàng bēnpǎo.

The antelope is running on the grassland.

我看到了一只漂亮的羊。

Wǒ kàn dào le yī zhī piàoliang de língyáng.

I saw a beautiful antelope.

羊是受保护的动物。

Zànglíngyáng shì shòu bǎohù de dòngwù.

The Tibetan antelope is a protected animal.

那只羊的角非常锋利。

Nà zhī língyáng de jiǎo fēicháng fēnglì.

That antelope's horns are very sharp.

猎豹的速度比羊更快。

Lièbào de sùdù bǐ língyáng gèng kuài.

The cheetah's speed is faster than the antelope's.

羊群敏捷地越过了山谷。

Língyáng qún mǐnjié de yuèguòle shāngǔ.

The herd of antelopes agilely crossed the valley.

这种羊皮毛的纹理很独特。

Zhè zhǒng língyáng pímáo de wénlǐ hěn dútè.

The grain of this type of antelope fur is very unique.

研究羊的迁徙路线很重要。

Yánjiū língyáng de qiānxǐ lùxiàn hěn zhòngyào.

It is important to study the migration routes of antelopes.