领 lǐng neck
neck; collar; lead; guide; to receive
How to remember 领: 令 command + 页 page = neck. The tailor barks a command at his apprentice, flips a page in his notebook and writes down the customer's neck size.
Component breakdown
领 = 令 command + 页 page
- 令 command
- 页 page
The tailor barks a command at his apprentice, flips a page in his notebook and writes down the customer's neck size.
How it is used
- Functions as a verb meaning "to receive/collect what is due to you": 领工资 (lǐng gōngzī) "draw one's salary," 领奖 (lǐng jiǎng) "receive a prize."
- 领域 lǐngyù is the abstract word for "field/domain" (在这个领域 "in this field"), extended from its literal "collar/neck" origin.
- 领导 lǐngdǎo (to lead / a leader), 带领 dàilǐng (guide a group), and 率领 shuàilǐng (lead, formal - troops, a delegation) form a leadership cluster, with 率领 the most formal.
Words with 领
- 本领běnlǐngskillHSK 5
- 领先lǐngxiānto leadHSK 5
- 领取lǐngqǔto receiveHSK 5
- 领域lǐngyùdomainHSK 5
- 领导lǐngdǎoleadHSK 5
- 领带lǐngdàinecktieHSK 5
- 带领dàilǐngto guideHSK 6
- 率领shuàilǐngto leadHSK 6
- 白领báilǐngwhite-collarHSK 6
- 占领zhànlǐngto captureHSK 8
- 引领yǐnlǐngto crane one's neckHSK 8
- 申领shēnlǐngto apply (for license, visa etc)HSK 9
- 纲领gānglǐngprogram (i.e. plan of action)HSK 9
- 要领yàolǐngmain aspectsHSK 9
- 领事lǐngshìconsulHSK 9
- 领事馆lǐngshìguǎnconsulateHSK 9
- 领会lǐnghuìto understandHSK 9
- 领养lǐngyǎngto adopt (a child, pet etc)HSK 9
- 领军lǐngjūnto lead troupsHSK 9
- 领土lǐngtǔterritoryHSK 9
- 领悟lǐngwùto understandHSK 9
- 领略lǐnglüèto have a taste ofHSK 9
- 领袖lǐngxiùleaderHSK 9
- 领队lǐngduìto lead a groupHSK 9
Example sentences
- 向导带领我们参观灯塔。 Xiàngdǎo dàilǐng wǒmen cānguān dēngtǎ.The guide led us on a tour of the lighthouse.