léng
squared timber
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 棱
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
corner | ||
protrusion | ||
equivocal | ||
prism | ||
(of a shape) sharp and clearcut |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
2897th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 12 |
Unicode | U+68F1 |
Shuowen | “棱，柧也。从木，夌聲。” |
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