陵 (líng) - Mound, hill, tomb, mausoleum — refers to burial & often used in place names.

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líng ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

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陵 · líng

Mound, hill, tomb, mausoleum — refers to burial mounds, imperial tombs, or natural hills;

often used in place names.

Mound, hill, tomb, mausoleum — refers to burialoften used in place names.

Usage highlights

Imperial mausoleumMing TombsZhongshan MausoleumPyramidsMountain ridgeTomb sweeping

Synonyms

  • 墓— grave, tomb
  • 冢— burial mound
  • 丘— hill, mound

Antonyms

  • 谷— valley
  • 洼— depression, low-lying area

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The Ming Tombs are a famous imperial burial site (明陵).
  • We climbed the hill outside the city (山陵).
  • The emperor's mausoleum was heavily guarded (皇陵).
  • Zhongshan Mausoleum is in Nanjing (中山陵).

Collocations

  • Imperial mausoleum(皇陵)
  • Ming Tombs(明陵)
  • Zhongshan Mausoleum(中山陵)
  • Pyramids(金字塔陵)
  • Mountain ridge(山陵)
  • Tomb sweeping(扫陵)

Idioms

  • High mountains and lofty hills(高陵大壑)
  • The imperial tombs of past dynasties(历代皇陵)
  • The thirteen imperial tombs of the Ming dynasty(明十三陵)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient China, imperial tombs were called 'ling' and were grand architectural complexes.
  • Many Chinese place names contain 'ling' referring to hills or burial mounds in the area.
  • The character appears in famous historical sites like the Ming Tombs and Zhongshan Mausoleum.

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