陵(líng)

HSK 7-910 strokes

mound

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Character information

Pinyin
líng
Meaning
mound; tomb; hill; mountain
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 陵 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰阝夌

A hill 阝 where people are laid to rest 夌; 夌 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

阝fǔ夌líng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 陵 step by step

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

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Words with 陵

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

qiū丘líng陵
HSK 7-9

hills

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qián乾líng陵

Qianling at Xianyang 咸陽市|咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor …

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nán南líng陵

see 南陵县

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zhōng中shān山líng陵

Dr Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing

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jiā嘉líng陵

see 嘉陵区

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jiā嘉líng陵jiāng江

Jialing River in Sichuan (a tributary of the Yangtze)

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yí夷líng陵

see 夷陵区

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yí夷líng陵qū区

Yiling, a district of Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 陵’s common words

丘乾南中山嘉江夷

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