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棱

lēng
#2,891 most
frequent character
used in 刺棱[ci1leng1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

棱 pairs 木 wood, the meaning part, with 夌 líng, the sound part. It first meant corners, edges, or a pointed part. That meaning has stayed.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

棱léng
arris, edge, corrugation, ridges
棱líng
used in 穆稜|穆棱[Mu4 ling2]
棱léng
square beam, variant of 稜|棱[leng2]

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