楞

léng
#3,217 most
frequent character
used in 楞迦[Leng2jia1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

楞 combines 木 wood, 罒 four, and 方 square. It first meant corners or edges, since a square has four sides and corners. Read lèng, it means to stare blankly, a meaning borrowed for its sound.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

楞lèng
variant of 愣[leng4]

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