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棱
稜
léng
1. corner
2. edge
3. arris (sharp ridge formed by two surfaces meeting at an edge)
4. protrusion
Common • Top 10% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

棱
léng
squared timber; angle, corner, edge
12 丶

Compound Words (20)

丹棱
Dānléng
Danleng County in Meishan [[眉山市<MéishānShì>]], Sichuan
扑棱
pūlēng
(onom.) fluttering or flapping of wings
扑棱
pūleng
to do sth repeatedly
模棱
móléng
ambiguous
棱柱
léngzhù
prism
棱台
léngtái
prism
棱角
léngjiǎo
edge and corner
棱锥
léngzhuī
pyramid (geometry)
棱镜
léngjìng
prism
绥棱
Suíléng
Suileng county in Suihua [[綏化|绥化]], Heilongjiang
翘棱
qiáoleng
to warp
三棱草
sānléngcǎo
sedge herb (Cyperus rotundus)
三棱镜
sānléngjìng
(triangular) prism
丹棱县
DānléngXiàn
Danleng County in Meishan [[眉山市<MéishānShì>]], Sichuan
横棱纹
héngléngwén
crosswise pattern
绥棱县
Suíléngxiàn
Suileng county in Suihua [[綏化|绥化]], Heilongjiang
有棱有角
yǒuléngyǒujiǎo
(of a shape) sharp and clearcut
模棱两可
móléngliǎngkě
to equivocate
瘦骨棱棱
shòugǔléngléng
bony
花不棱登
huābùléngdēng
gaudy

Alternate Entries

棱
léng
square beam / variant of [[稜|棱<léng>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,896
Word Frequency Rank
8,535 of 84,292