岭 Stroke Order — How to Write 岭
岭 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 山, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
岭 Radical and Character Components
岭 is a phono-semantic compound: 山 (mountain) carries the meaning, while 令 indicates the sound.
Radical: 山 + 5 more strokes
岭 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- lǐng
Meanings of 岭 in Chinese
lǐng岭
Common Words and Phrases with 岭
More words with 岭
- dié叠lǐng岭Overlapping mountain ridges.
- qín秦lǐng岭Qinling Mountains
- méi梅huā花lǐng岭jì记Record of Plum Blossom Ridge
- shān山lǐng岭mountain range, ridge
- lǐng岭nán南wén文huà化Lingnan culture
- lǐng岭hóng嵤Mountain range, Winding peaks
- lǐng岭nán南dì地qū区Lingnan region, Lingnan
- yú逾lǐng岭over the ridge, cross the ridge
- lǐng岭qiáo峤dì地qū区Mountainous region, Lingnan region
- qín秦lǐng岭shān山mài脉Qinling Mountains, Qin Mountains
Idioms with 岭
- chóng崇shān山jùn峻lǐng岭Lofty mountains and steep ridges
- cóng丛shān山jùn峻lǐng岭numerous high and steep mountains
- dēng登shān山yuè越lǐng岭trek through mountains and over ridges
- fān翻shān山yuè越lǐng岭traverse mountains and cross ridges
- gāo高shān山jùn峻lǐng岭towering peaks and steep ridges
- huāng荒shān山yě野lǐng岭remote desolate mountains
- zhǐ指shān山mài卖lǐng岭make empty promises or grand claims
- tà沓gāng冈fù复lǐng岭overlapping hills and ridges
- dēng登shān山zhì陟lǐng岭cross mountains and traverse ridges
- dié叠lǐng岭céng层luán峦overlapping mountain ranges and towering peaks
- héng横fēng峰cè侧lǐng岭crisscrossing mountain peaks and ridges
- pá爬shān山yuè越lǐng岭climb mountains and cross ridges
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Open the tool →Questions about 岭
What does 岭 mean in Chinese?
岭 (lǐng) means “mountain ridge” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 岭?
岭 is pronounced lǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 岭 have?
岭 has 8 strokes.
How do you write 岭?
岭 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 山. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 岭?
The radical of 岭 is 山, and 岭 is a phono-semantic compound.