棱(léng)

HSK 7-912 strokes
Readingslénglēnglíng

used in 刺棱[ci1 leng1]

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Character information

Pinyin
léng / lēng / líng
Meaning
used in 刺棱[ci1 leng1]; used in 花不棱登[hua1 bu5 leng1 deng1]; used in 扑棱
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 棱 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木夌

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (wood); 夌 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

木mù夌líng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 棱 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 棱

Common words using 棱 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

léng棱jiǎo角
HSK 7-9

edge and corner

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dān丹léng棱

Danleng County in Meishan 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan

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cì刺léng棱

(onom.) sound of quick movement; Taiwan pr. [ci4leng2]

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pū扑léng棱

(onom.) fluttering or flapping of wings

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yǒu有léng棱yǒu有jiǎo角

(of a shape) sharp and clearcut

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mó模léng棱liǎng两kě可

equivocal

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léng棱jìng镜

(optics) prism

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 棱’s common words

角丹刺扑有模两可

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