líng

prison

Components
囗 meaning component

  Meaning component

wéi

  

surround

enclosure

令 sound component

  Sound component

lìnglínglǐng

  

command

Evolution

囹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
囹 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
囹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

líng

prison, enclosure; see 囹圄[líng​yǔ]

Most common words with 囹
Freq.
Word
Meaning

身陷囹圄

thrown into prison

prison

囹圄

prison