楞

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variant of 稜|棱[leng2]; used in 楞迦[Leng2 jia1]

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 meaning “tree” + 罒 sound ( wǎng )

Components 木罒方

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
巴音郭楞蒙古自治州	Bā yīn guō léng Měng gǔ Zì zhì zhōu	Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區\|新疆维…
楞子眼	lèng zi yǎn	(dialect) vacant look of a drunk or imbecile
巴音郭楞州	Bā yīn guō léng Zhōu	see 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
楞头青	lèng tóu qīng	variant of 愣頭青\|愣头青[leng4 tou2 qing1]
巴音郭楞	Bā yīn guō léng	see 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
瓦楞纸	wǎ léng zhǐ	corrugated fiberboard; corrugated cardboard
拉卜楞寺	Lā bǔ léng Sì	Labrang Monastery, Tibetan: bLa-brang bkra-shis-'khyil, in Xiahe county 夏河縣\|夏河县[Xia4 he2 X…
瓦楞	wǎ léng	rows of tiles on a roof; corrugated
楞迦岛	Léng jiā Dǎo	Lanka (old term for Sri Lanka, Ceylon)
楞严	lèng yán	one who surmounts all obstacles (Buddhism)
楞迦	Léng jiā	Lanka (old term for Sri Lanka, Ceylon)
豁楞	huō leng	(dialect) (variant of 劐弄[huo1 leng5]) to mix; to stir; to make trouble

Characters sharing the sound component 罒 — compare how they read.