岭
嶺lǐng
#2,209 most
frequent character
mountain range, mountain ridge
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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