岭 lǐng mountain ridge
mountain ridge; mountain peak
How to remember 岭: 山 mountain + 令 command = mountain ridge. At the mountain hut the guide gives one command, and the group starts climbing to reach the mountain ridge before the storm.
Component breakdown
岭 = 山 mountain + 令 command
- 山 mountain
- 令 command
At the mountain hut the guide gives one command, and the group starts climbing to reach the mountain ridge before the storm.
How it is used
- A mountain ridge/range: 山岭 (shānlǐng) ridges, 分水岭 (fēnshuǐlǐng) a watershed (also figurative turning point), 秦岭 (Qínlǐng) the Qinling Mountains.
- 翻山越岭 (fānshān-yuèlǐng) = to trek over mountains and ridges.