Dong Chinese dictionary

líng

hill

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 夌 represents the sound.

Components

阝 Meaning component

fù

hill, place

夌 Sound component

líng

to surpass, to ascend

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

líng

hill, mound; mausoleum; mound; tomb; hill; mountain

Most common words with 陵

Sources