懂中文 Dong Chinese

棱

léng

squared timber

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

wood

夌 sound component

夌  Sound component

líng

  

to surpass, to ascend

Evolution

棱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
棱 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
棱 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

棱  

léng

squared timber; angle, edge; square beam; variant of 稜|棱[léng]

棱 (稜) 

léng

corner; edge; arris (sharp ridge formed by two surfaces meeting at an edge); protrusion

Most common words with 棱
Freq.
Word
Meaning

棱

corner

棱角

protrusion

模棱两可

equivocal

棱镜

prism

有棱有角

(of a shape) sharp and clearcut