岭

líng
#2,209 most
frequent character
used in 岭巆|岭𫶕[ling2ying2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

岭 lǐng pairs 山, a mountain, with 令 lìng, which is close in sound. The mountain part fits the first sense, 'deep mountain,' which then grew to 'mountain ridge.' The sense 'mountain range' came by sound loan, and 岭 is also a simplified form of 嶺.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

岭lǐng
mountain range, mountain ridge

Homophones

HSK 1
零líng
zero, nought, zero sign, fractional
HSK 5
铃líng
(small) bell
灵líng
spirit
陵líng
mound, tomb, hill, mountain
令líng
used in 脊令[ji2 ling2]
龄líng
age, length of experience, membership etc
凌líng
to approach, to rise high, thick ice

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