领 lǐng — neck; collar; lead · English

领

lǐng

neck; collar; lead

At a glance · 领

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从页（頁，意符，头颈），令声，本义为脖子、颈项。隶楷从页从令，形声稳定。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为颈项，引申为衣领、统领。

Structure

形声字，从页（意符，头颈），令（lǐng）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinlǐng

Radical页

Strokes11

UnicodeU+9886

Character type形声

Theme人体

Six languages, one character

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English neck; collar; lead Neck, collar, or to lead and guide.

Français cou; col; diriger Cou, col ou diriger.

Español cuello; collar; guiar Cuello, collar o guiar.

العربية عنق؛ ياقة؛ يقود عنق أو ياقة أو يقود.

Русский шея; воротник; вести Шея, воротник или вести.

Common words

领lǐngneck/collar
领导lǐng dǎolead

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