Keyword
mountain ridge
- mountain peak
- Frequency
- #2002
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
lǐng100%
Mnemonic
山 (mountain) gives the meaning and 令 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
岭
mountain range; mountain ridge
岭南
south of the five ranges; old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi
分水岭
dividing range; drainage divide; (fig.) dividing line; watershed
秦岭
Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 关中平原 (GuānzhōngPíngyuán) and the Han River 汉水 (Hànshuǐ) valley
山岭
mountain ridge
八达岭
Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination
翻山越岭
lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey
南岭
Nanling mountain, on the border of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi
铁岭市
Tieling, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 辽宁省 (LiáoníngShěng)
果岭
green (golf) (loanword)
公主岭市
Gongzhuling, a county-level city in Siping City 四平市 (SìpíngShì), Jilin
高岭土
kaolin (clay); china clay
崇山峻岭
towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)
大兴安岭地区
Daxing'anling, prefecture in Heilongjiang Province 黑龙江省 (HēilóngjiāngShěng)
五岭
the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾岭 (Dàyǔlǐng), Dupang 都庞岭 (Dūpánglǐng), Qitian 骑田岭 (Qítiánlǐng), Mengzhu 萌渚岭 (Méngzhǔlǐng) and Yuecheng 越城岭 (Yuèchénglǐng)
温岭市
Wenling, a county-level city in Taizhou City 台州市 (TāizhōuShì), Zhejiang
峻岭
lofty mountain range
海岭
mid-ocean ridge
葱岭
old name for the Pamirs 帕米尔高原 (Pàmǐ'ěrGāoyuán)
蕉岭县
Jiaoling, a county in Meizhou City 梅州市 (MéizhōuShì), Guangdong
铁岭县
Tieling, a county in Tieling City 铁岭市 (TiělǐngShì), Liaoning
荒山野岭
wild, mountainous country
长岭县
Changling, a county in Songyuan City 松原市 (SōngyuánShì), Jilin
大庾岭
Dayu mountain range between southwest Jiangxi and Guangdong