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The Chinese word ling - 领 - lǐng
(to lead in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

lǐng

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English translations

to lead, to get, neck"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., collar"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).,
to guide, to receive

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 领 ( lǐng ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( ling / lǐng ) with pronunciation (English translation: to lead )
领 ( ling / lǐng ) in traditional characters
領
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 领 ( ling / lǐng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

Ta jintian da le yi tiao hong lingdai.
Tā jīntiān dǎ le yī tiáo hóng lǐngdài.
 – English translation: He's wearing a red tie today.

Character complexity
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领 is composed of 11 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to guide  |  leader
领 ( ling / lǐng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 340)
Chinese example words containing the character 领 ( ling / lǐng )
本领 ( běnlǐng = ability ), 领导 ( lǐngdǎo = leader ), 领带 ( lǐngdài = (neck-)tie )
Other characters that are pronounced lǐng in Chinese
岭 (ridge)
More words that mean to lead in Chinese
dài ( 带 ), xiàng ( 向 ), yǐn ( 引 )
More words that mean to get in Chinese
gǎo ( 搞 ), nòng ( 弄 ), qǔ ( 取 ), xiàlái ( 下来 )

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