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棱

稜
líng
#2,891 most
frequent character
used in 穆稜|穆棱[Mu4 ling2]

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lēng
used in 刺棱[ci1leng1]
棱léng
square beam, variant of 稜|棱[leng2]

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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