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CHINESE CHARACTER

lǐng

领

领

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get

Numbered pinyin
ling3
English meanings
receive, draw, get, have jurisdiction over, be in possession of

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 令; right 页.

Meaning & sound clues

页 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “head”.

令 is identified as the sound component (lìng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 领.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰令页

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    lǐng领gōngzī工资。

    Collect your salary.

  2. 02

    lǐng领le了lǐwù礼物。

    Received a gift.

  3. 03

    lǐng领lù路。

    Lead the way.

  4. 04

    dài带tā他lǐng领dōngxi东西。

    Take him to collect it.

  5. 05

    lǐng领dào到zhèngshū证书。

    Received the certificate.

  6. 06

    lǐngdǎo领导dàjiā大家。

    Lead everyone.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 占领
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  • 纲领
  • 蓝领
  • 要领
  • 领事
  • 领事馆
  • 领会
  • 领先
  • 领养
  • 领军
  • 领取
  • 领土
  • 领域
  • 领导
  • 领带
  • 领悟
  • 领略
  • 领袖
  • 领队