棱 (lēng) — used in the place name 穆棱 (Mùlíng)
Definition
On its own, 棱 is not a common word — learners will meet it almost only in the place name 穆棱, a county in Heilongjiang.
bound form
used in the place name 穆棱 (Mùlíng)
Examples
- 棱。Mù lēng shì hēi lóng jiāng shěng de yí gè xiàn.Muling is a county in Heilongjiang Province.
- 棱。Wǒ qù nián qù guò mù lēng lǚ yóu.I traveled to Muling last year.
- 棱。Mù lēng de dōng tiān fēi cháng lěng.The winters in Muling are very cold.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Sound part声符shēngfú
夌
夌líng棱léng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
棱 pairs 木, a tree/wood shape, with 夌, which gives the sound.
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