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Translingual
Han character
領 (Kangxi radical 181, 頁 +5, 14 strokes, cangjie input 人戈一月金 (OIMBC ), four-corner 81386 , composition ⿰令 頁 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 1402 , character 23
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43423
Dae Jaweon: page 1919, character 9
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4365, character 5
Unihan data for U+9818
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
令
*ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs
怜
*riːn, *reːŋ
零
*riːŋ, *reːŋ, *reːŋs
魿
*ɡriŋ, *reːŋ
命
*mreŋs
冷
*raːŋʔ, *reːŋ, *reːŋʔ
跉
*reŋ, *reːŋ
嶺
*reŋʔ
領
*reŋʔ
阾
*reŋʔ, *reːŋ
柃
*reŋʔ, *reːŋ
袊
*reŋʔ
詅
*reŋs, *reːŋ
旍
*ʔsleŋ
舲
*reːŋ
齡
*reːŋ
囹
*reːŋ
鴒
*reːŋ
蛉
*reːŋ
鈴
*reːŋ
苓
*reːŋ
伶
*reːŋ
泠
*reːŋ
瓴
*reːŋ
拎
*reːŋ
刢
*reːŋ
玲
*reːŋ
聆
*reːŋ
竛
*reːŋ
軨
*reːŋ
笭
*reːŋ, *reːŋʔ
翎
*reːŋ
閝
*reːŋ
鹷
*reːŋ
昤
*reːŋ
駖
*reːŋ
彾
*reːŋ
呤
*reːŋ
狑
*reːŋ
秢
*reːŋ
岭
*reːŋ
紷
*reːŋ
砱
*reːŋ
羚
*reːŋ
姈
*reːŋ
蕶
*reːŋ
澪
*reːŋ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *reŋʔ ) : phonetic 令 ( OC *ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs) + semantic 頁 .
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/m-liŋ ( “ neck ” ) (STEDT, Schuessler 2007 ). Cognate with Tibetan མཇིང་པ ( mjing pa , “ neck ” ) , Mizo ring ( “ neck ” ) , Burmese လည် ( lany , “ neck ” ) . Semantics: "neck, collar" > ("to take by the neck" > ) "to lead, to guide" (Schuessler 2007 ).
Pronunciation
Note :
ling5 - literary;
leng5 - vernacular.
Note :
Meixian:liang1 - vernacular;
liang3 - literary.
Note :
liāng - vernacular;
līng - literary.
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , General Taiwanese )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , General Taiwanese , Singapore , Philippines )
Note :
léng - literary;
niá - vernacular (“to get; collar; classifier”).
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
領
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
lǐng
Middle Chinese
‹ ljengX ›
Old Chinese
/*eŋʔ/
English
neck
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
領
Reading #
1/1
No.
8280
Phonetic component
令
Rime group
耕
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
領
Old Chinese
/*reŋʔ/
Definitions
領
† neck
collar ; neckband (Classifier : 條 / 条 c )
main point ; outline
要領 / 要领 ― yàolǐng ― gist
to lead ; to guide ; to usher
領 導/ 领 导 ― lǐng dǎo ― to guide
凝 是 精粗 之 體 ,領 父子 君臣 之 節 。 [Classical Chinese , trad. ] 凝 是 精粗 之 体 ,领 父子 君臣 之 节 。 [Classical Chinese , simp. ] From: The Book of Rites , c. 4th – 2nd century BCE Níng shì jīngcū zhī tǐ, lǐng fùzǐ jūnchén zhī jié. They give a sort of substantial embodiment of what is most subtle as well as material, and regulate the duties between father and son, ruler and subject.
他 使 我 躺臥 在 青草 地上 ,領 我 在 可 安歇 的 水 邊 。 [MSC , trad. ] 他 使 我 躺卧 在 青草 地上 ,领 我 在 可 安歇 的 水 边 。 [MSC , simp. ] From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation ), 詩篇 (Psalm) 23:2Tā shǐ wǒ tǎngwò zài qīngcǎo dìshang, lǐng wǒ zài kě ānxiē de shuǐ biān. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
to get ; to receive ; to draw
領 獎/ 领 奖 ― lǐng jiǎng ― to get a prize
to understand ; to grasp ; to comprehend
領 會/ 领 会 ― lǐng huì ― to grasp
Classifier for items such as clothes , mats and screens .
一 領 衫 / 一 领 衫 [Hokkien ] ― chi̍t niá saⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī ] ― a shirt
刑餘 罪人 之 喪 ,不得 合 族黨 ,獨 屬 妻子 ,棺槨 三 寸 ,衣衾 三 領 ,不得 飾 棺 ,不得 晝行 ,以 昏 殣 。 [Classical Chinese , trad. ] 刑余 罪人 之 丧 ,不得 合 族党 ,独 属 妻子 ,棺椁 三 寸 ,衣衾 三 领 ,不得 饰 棺 ,不得 昼行 ,以 昏 殣 。 [Classical Chinese , simp. ] From: Xunzi , c. 3rd century BCE Xíngyú zuìrén zhī sàng, bùdé hé zúdǎng, dú shǔ qīzǐ, guānguǒ sān cùn, yīqīn sān lǐng , bùdé shì guān, bùdé zhòuxíng, yǐ hūn jìn. For the funeral of an executed convict, one is not allowed to assemble his family and friends, but rather summons only his wife and children. The coffin's thickness may be only three inches. There may be only three layers of burial clothing and coverings. One is not allowed to decorate the coffin. One is not allowed to have the funeral procession during the day, but must rather perform the interment at night.
a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
領子 (“collar (of a shirt)”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
領子 , 衣領
Northeastern Mandarin
Taiwan
領子
Harbin
領子
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
領子
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
領兒 , 領子
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
領子
Wanrong
領子 , 領兒
Xi'an
領
Xining
領子
Xuzhou
領子
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
領子
Ürümqi
領子
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
領子 , 領 , 衣領
Wuhan
領
Guiyang
衣領
Liuzhou
領子
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
領子
Yangzhou
領子
Cantonese
Guangzhou
衫領 , 領
Hong Kong
衫領 , 領
Dongguan
衫領
Gan
Nanchang
領
Lichuan
領
Pingxiang
領子 , 領褂子
Hakka
Meixian
衫領仔 , 衫領
Xingning
衫領哩
Huidong (Daling)
衫領
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
衫領
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
衫領
Changting
衫領
Wuping
衫領
Wuping (Pingyu)
衫領子
Liancheng
風領
Ninghua
衫領
Yudu
領子
Ruijin
衫領
Shicheng
衫領
Shangyou (Shexi)
衫領
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
領仔 , 衫領仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
領仔 , 衫領仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
領仔 , 衫領仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
領 , 衫領
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
領仔 , 衫領仔 , 衫領
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
領 , 衫領
Huizhou
Jixi
衫領
Jin
Taiyuan
領子
Northern Min
Jian'ou
領頭 , 脰領 , 領
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
領頭 , 脰領 , 領
Southern Min
Xiamen
衫領 , 領
Quanzhou
衫領 , 領
Zhangzhou
衫仔領 , 頷仔領
Taipei
領 , 衫仔領 GT
New Taipei (Sanxia)
頷領
Kaohsiung
領
Yilan
頷領
Changhua (Lukang)
頷頸領
Taichung
頷仔領
Tainan
領 , 頷領 , 頷仔領
Hsinchu
頷頸領
Kinmen
領
Penghu (Magong)
領
Singapore (Hokkien)
衫領
Manila (Hokkien)
衫領
Shantou
頷領
Jieyang
頷領 , 衫頷 , 衫頷領
Haifeng
頷領
Haikou
衫領 , 領
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
衫領
Wu
Shanghai
領頭
Shanghai (Chongming)
領頭
Suzhou
領頭
Danyang
領
Hangzhou
領兒
Ningbo
領頭
Wenzhou
頭頸領 , 領
Xiang
Loudi
衣領
Note
GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
Dialectal synonyms of
件 (“(classifier for clothes)”)
Dialectal synonyms of
條 (“(classifier for quilts)”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
條 , 床
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
條 , 床
Taiwan
條
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
床
Central Plains Mandarin
Xi'an
條 , 床
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
床
Wuhan
床
Guilin
床
Jianghuai Mandarin
Yangzhou
床
Hefei
床
Cantonese
Guangzhou
張 , 床
Hong Kong
張 , 床
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
張
Macau
張
Guangzhou (Panyu)
張
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
張
Guangzhou (Conghua)
張
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
張
Foshan
張
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
張
Foshan (Shunde)
張
Foshan (Sanshui)
張
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
張
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
張
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
張
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
張
Zhuhai (Doumen)
張
Jiangmen (Baisha)
張
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
張
Taishan
張
Kaiping (Chikan)
張
Enping (Niujiang)
張
Heshan (Yayao)
張
Dongguan
張
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
番
Yangjiang
番
Nanning
番
Gan
Nanchang
床
Hakka
Meixian
番
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
番
Dongguan (Qingxi)
番
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
張
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
張
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
床
Jin
Taiyuan
張 , 條 , 根
Northern Min
Jian'ou
床
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
床
Southern Min
Xiamen
領 , 床
Quanzhou
領 , 床
Jinjiang
領
Zhangzhou
領 , 床
Singapore (Hokkien)
領
Manila (Hokkien)
領
Pingnan (Shangdu)
領
Chaozhou
領
Shantou
領
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
張
Wu
Suzhou
條
Wenzhou
條 , 床
Xiang
Changsha
鋪 , 床
Shuangfeng
床
Dialectal synonyms of
條 (“(classifier for pants, trousers)”)
Descendants
Others :
→ Indonesian: nia ( “ collar ” )
→ Old Turkic: ling
Turkmen: lüň ( mark for border )
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
領
(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji )
jurisdiction
dominion
territory
fief
reign
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 領 – see the following entry.
(This term, 領 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 領 (MC ljengX ).
Noun
領( りょう ) • (ryō )
territory of a country
Suffix
領( りょう ) • (-ryō )
of a territory, belonging to a country
フランス領( りょう ) ポリネシア Furansu-ryō Porineshia French Polynesia
Korean
Hanja
領 (eumhun 거느릴 령 ( geoneuril ryeong ) , word-initial (South Korea) 거느릴 영 ( geoneuril yeong ) )
hanja form? of ] ( “ leading ; dominion ; jurisdiction ” )
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
領 : Hán Nôm readings: lĩnh , lãnh , lảnh , lỉnh , lểnh , lễnh , lính
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