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Meaning of 陵

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Pinyin: líng
English Definition: mound; tomb; hill; mountain
Chinese Definition:
①大土山:山陵。丘陵。陵谷迁变(简作“陵谷”)。
②高大的坟墓:陵园。陵墓。陵寝。
③古同“凌”,侵犯,欺侮。
Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Ideographic: A hill where people are laid to rest ; also provides the pronunciation
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    • [ ] place, town, city
    • [ líng ] to dawdle; the name of the father of the Emperor Yao
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Example Words
丘陵 qiū líng hills
陵园 líng yuán cemetery; mausoleum park
陵墓 líng tomb; mausoleum
陵寝 líng qǐn tomb (of king or emperor)
夷陵 líng Yiling (barbarian mound), historical place name in Yichang county 宜昌县 Hubei, first mentioned in history (after its destruction by Qin) as burial place of the former Chu kings; Yiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市 , Hubei
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Example Sentences
1
No, I'd rather go to the Ming Tombs.
2
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities houses world-renowned pharaonic tombs and treasures.