陵 líng hill
hill; mound; mausoleum
How to remember 陵: 阝 mound + 夌 climb over = hill. The kids scramble up one small mound after another and climb over the fence until they stand on top of the big green hill.
Component breakdown
陵 = 阝 mound + 夌 climb over
- 阝 mound
- 夌 climb over
The kids scramble up one small mound after another and climb over the fence until they stand on top of the big green hill.
How it is used
- Two senses. A large hill: 丘陵 (qiūlíng) hilly country, rolling hills.
- A royal tomb/mausoleum: 陵墓 (língmù) mausoleum, 明十三陵 (Míng Shísānlíng) the Ming Tombs - imperial burial mounds.
- So 陵 is either rolling hill terrain or a grand tomb, both tied to raised earth.