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squared timber

HSK 7
Objects →Tools
léng
ロウ、リョウ、チョウ
Components
木 tree+ 夌 to surpass =
棱 squared timber
木 Meaning component
mù tree
wood
夌 Phonetic component
líng to surpass
to dawdle
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Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
棱
Regular
Modern
Chinese
棱 [léng]
square beam; variant of 稜|棱[léng]
Japanese
稜 りょう 同音

noun

  1. edge; angle
  2. ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (23)
棱角 [léng​jiǎo] #24,157
edge and corner
模棱两可 [mó​léng​liǎng​kě] #25,456
equivocal
棱镜 [léng​jìng] #38,839
prism
有棱有角 [yǒu​léng​yǒu​jiǎo] #51,278
(of a shape) sharp and clearcut
三棱镜 [sān​léng​jìng] #52,991
(triangular) prism
棱柱 [léng​zhù] #56,934
prism
扑棱 [pū​lēng] #57,239
(onom.) fluttering or flapping of wings
棱锥 [léng​zhuī] #57,762
pyramid (geometry)
穆棱市 [Mù​líng​shì] #60,929
Muling county level city in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang
绥棱县 [Suí​léng​xiàn] #62,174
Suileng county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
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