領 (ling5 leng5 | ling3) : lead; possess; receive; collar

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領

ling5 leng5

ling3

[粵] ling5 | [國] ling3
[1] [v] lead; head; guide
[2] [v] possess; own; occupy
[3] [n] outline; main point
[4] [v] understand; comprehend

[粵] leng5 | [國] ling3
[1] [v] receive; accept; get
[2] [n] collar; neck; collarband

While Jyutping ling5 and leng5 are traditionally disambiquated according to literary and colloquial usages, it is more appropriate to differentiate these two pronunciations according to definitions as detailed above.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: (#181)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

領 / 领

This word has been viewed 13511 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Aug 2011 02:39

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領會 ling5 wui6 ling3 hui4 = understand， comprehend， grasp

領取 leng5 ceoi2 ling3 qu3 = receive; draw

翻領 faan1 leng5 fan1 ling3 = lapel

首領 sau2 ling5 shou3 ling3 = boss; chief

本領 bun2 leng5 ben3 ling3 = skill; ability; capability

領呔 leng5 taai1 ling3 dai1 = necktie; tie 粵

領帶 leng5 daai3*2 ling3 dai4 = necktie

要領 jiu3/1 ling5 yao4 ling3 = essentials

佔領 zim3 ling5 zhan4 ling3 = to occupy; to hold

帶領 daai3 leng5 dai4 ling3 = to lead; to guide; to head
See all 82 compounds (CantoDict reports 83 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+9818 (off-site link)

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