嶺

简 岭 · 繁 嶺
Mandarin · pinyin lǐng

Meanings

  1. mountain range
  2. mountain ridge
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嶺
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岭
lǐng · mountain ridge, mountain peak
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leng5 · ling5

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  1. mountain whose peak is accessible by road (Classifier: 道 m)
  2. mountain range
  3. (specifically) Nanling Mountains; Wuling
  4. (Hakka, dialectal Cantonese) mountain; hill
  5. a surname, Ling

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