Chinese Word: 陵 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

陵HSK 6

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: 阜

Ideographic:A hill 阝 where people are laid to rest 夌; 夌 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 阝 [ yì ] place, town, city
- 夌 [ líng ] to dawdle; the name of the father of the Emperor Yao

Similar Characters: 睖

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丘陵HSK 6	qiū líng	hills
陵园	líng yuán	cemetery; mausoleum park
陵墓	líng mù	tomb; mausoleum
陵寝	líng qǐn	tomb (of king or emperor)
夷陵	yí 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

1		bù 不， wǒ 我 nìng yuàn 宁愿 qù 去 míng shí sān líng 明十三陵。 No, I'd rather go to the Ming Tombs.
2		gǔ āi jí 古埃及 bó wù guǎn 博物馆 shōu cáng 收藏 le 了 shì jiè 世界 zhī míng 知名 de 的 fǎ lǎo líng mù 法老陵墓 hé 和 bǎo zàng 宝藏。 The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities houses world-renowned pharaonic tombs and treasures.