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Meaning of 棱

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棱 (Trad.: 稜)
Pinyin: léng
English Definition: corner; edge; arris (sharp ridge formed by two surfaces meeting at an edge); protrusion; square beam; variant of 棱
Chinese Definition:
①物体上的条状突起,或不同方向的两个平面相连接的部分:棱角。瓦棱。棱椎(多面体的一种)。三棱镜。模棱两可。
②神灵之威,威势:威棱。
Total strokes: 12; Radical: 木
Pictophonetic:夌 indicates the sound; 木 (wood) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • 夌 [ líng ] to dawdle; the name of the father of the Emperor Yao
Similar Characters: 稜
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Example Words
棱镜 léng jìng prism; prismatic lens
棱角 léng jiǎo edge and corner; protrusion; sharpness (of a protrusion); craggy; ridge corner
模棱两可 mó léng liǎng kě equivocal; ambiguous
有棱有角 yǒu léng yǒu jiǎo (of a shape) sharp and clearcut; (of a person) definite in his opinion
三棱镜 sān léng jìng (triangular) prism
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Example Sentences
1
迄今为止貌似斯文的争端正在变得尖锐有棱
。
A hitherto polite dispute is acquiring a sharper edge.
2
新泽西的首府是特棱顿
,
而它的州花是紫萝兰
。
Trenton is the state capital, and the flower is the purple violet.
3
麻厂街的棱堡
,
我们再重复一遍
,
内部看起来的确很镇定
。
The redoubt of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, we repeat, seemed very calm within.
4
因为我们是从环面的侧边看过去
,
锥形的边界棱看上去成
X
形
。
Because we view the torus edge-on, the boundary edges of the cone shapes seem to form an X.
5
非法制造
、
贩卖
、
携带匕首
、
三棱刀
、
弹簧刀或者其他管制刀具的
。
illegally manufacturing, selling or carrying daggers, knives with three edges, switchblades or other types of controlled knives;