領

See also: 领

領 U+9818, 領 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9818 ← 頗 [U+9817] CJK Unified Ideographs 頙 → [U+9819]

領 U+F9B4, 領 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F9B4 ← 靈 [U+F9B3] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 例 → [U+F9B5]

Translingual

Japanese	領
Simplified	领
Traditional	領

Han character

領 (Kangxi radical 181, 頁+5, 14 strokes, cangjie input 人戈一月金 (OIMBC), four-corner 8138₆, composition ⿰令頁)

Derived characters

• 嶺, 䕘, 𥵝, 𡽹, 𦆺, 𢋞, 𰈼

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1402, character 23
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43423
• Dae Jaweon: page 1919, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4365, character 5
• Unihan data for U+9818

• Unihan data for U+F9B4

Chinese

trad.		領
simp.		领

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 領
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (令) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
令	*ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs
怜	*riːn, *reːŋ
零	*riːŋ, *reːŋ, *reːŋs
魿	*ɡriŋ, *reːŋ
命	*mreŋs
冷	*raːŋʔ, *reːŋ, *reːŋʔ
跉	*reŋ, *reːŋ
嶺	*reŋʔ
領	*reŋʔ
阾	*reŋʔ, *reːŋ
柃	*reŋʔ, *reːŋ
袊	*reŋʔ
詅	*reŋs, *reːŋ
旍	*ʔsleŋ
舲	*reːŋ
齡	*reːŋ
囹	*reːŋ
鴒	*reːŋ
蛉	*reːŋ
鈴	*reːŋ
苓	*reːŋ
伶	*reːŋ
泠	*reːŋ
瓴	*reːŋ
拎	*reːŋ
刢	*reːŋ
玲	*reːŋ
聆	*reːŋ
竛	*reːŋ
軨	*reːŋ
笭	*reːŋ, *reːŋʔ
翎	*reːŋ
閝	*reːŋ
鹷	*reːŋ
昤	*reːŋ
駖	*reːŋ
彾	*reːŋ
呤	*reːŋ
狑	*reːŋ
秢	*reːŋ
岭	*reːŋ
紷	*reːŋ
砱	*reːŋ
羚	*reːŋ
姈	*reːŋ
蕶	*reːŋ
澪	*reːŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *reŋʔ): phonetic 令 (OC *ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs) + semantic 頁.

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/m-liŋ (“neck”) (STEDT, Schuessler 2007). Cognate with Tibetan མཇིང་པ (mjing pa, “neck”), Mizo ring (“neck”), Burmese လည် (lany, “neck”). Semantics: "neck, collar" > ("to take by the neck" > ) "to lead, to guide" (Schuessler 2007).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): lǐng (ling³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nin³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁵ / leng⁵
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): liâng

  (Hailu, HRS): liang^ˋ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): liang¹ / liang³

• Jin (Wiktionary): ling²
• Northern Min (KCR): liàng
• Eastern Min (BUC): liāng / līng
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ling³ / nia³ / niann³ / nyann³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): léng / niá

  (Teochew, Peng'im): nian²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶lin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǐng
    • Wade–Giles: ling³
    • Yale: lǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liing
    • Palladius: лин (lin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ²¹⁴/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: nin³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lin
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nin⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)
    • Jyutping: ling⁵ / leng⁵
    • Yale: líhng / léhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁵ / leng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ling⁵ / léng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ¹³/, /lɛːŋ¹³/

Note:

• ling5 - literary;
• leng5 - vernacular.

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liâng
    • Hakka Romanization System: liang^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: liang¹
    • Sinological IPA: /li̯aŋ²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: liang^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /liaŋ⁵³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: liang¹ / liang³
    • Sinological IPA: /liaŋ⁴⁴/, /liaŋ³¹/
Note:
• Meixian:liang1 - vernacular;
• liang3 - literary.
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: ling²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /liŋ⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: liàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liaŋ⁴²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: liāng / līng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃iaŋ³³/, /l̃iŋ³³/
Note:
• liāng - vernacular;
• līng - literary.
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ling³
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: lîng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ling³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ³³²/
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: nia³
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: niâ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nia⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: niann³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nĩã³³²/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: nyann³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nỹã³³²/
Note:
• ling3 - literary;
• nia3/niann3 - vernacular (“collar; classifier; (Putian) to get”);
• nya3 - vernacular (“(Xianyou) to get”).
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: léng
    • Tâi-lô: líng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: leang
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /liɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /liɪŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Hui'an, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niá
    • Tâi-lô: niá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: niar
    • IPA (Singapore): /nia⁴²/
    • IPA (Philippines): /nia⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /niã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /niã⁵³/
    • IPA (Hui'an): /niã⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /niã⁵⁵⁴/
Note:
• léng - literary;
• niá - vernacular (“to get; collar; classifier”).
• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: nian²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: niáⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nĩã⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶lin
    • MiniDict: lin^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lin²³/

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• Middle Chinese: ljengX

Rime
Character	領
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	良郢切
Baxter	ljengX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liᴇŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/liɛŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/liæŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/liajŋX/
Li Rong	/liɛŋX/
Wang Li	/lĭɛŋX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯ɛŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lǐng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ling5

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[r]eŋʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*reŋʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	領
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	lǐng
Middle Chinese	‹ ljengX ›
Old Chinese	/*[r]eŋʔ/
English	neck
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	領
Reading #	1/1
No.	8280
Phonetic component	令
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	領
Old Chinese	/*reŋʔ/

Definitions

領

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) neck

   • 如有不嗜殺人者，則天下之民皆引領而望之矣。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     如有不嗜杀人者，则天下之民皆引领而望之矣。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Rú yǒu bù shì shārén zhě, zé tiānxià zhī mín jiē yǐnlǐng ér wàng zhī yǐ. [Pinyin]

     If there were one who did not find pleasure in killing men, all the people in the nation would look towards him with outstretched necks.

2. collar; neckband (Classifier: 條／条 c)

   • 若挈裘領，詘五指而頓之，順者不可勝數也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     若挈裘领，诎五指而顿之，顺者不可胜数也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: Xunzi, c. 3^rd century BCE

     Ruò qiè qiú lǐng, qū wǔzhǐ ér dùn zhī, shùn zhě bùkě shèng shuò yě. [Pinyin]

     It will be like the action of turning up your fur collar by simply curling your five fingers and pulling on it—it goes smoothly numberless times.

3. main point; outline

   要領／要领  ―  yàolǐng  ―  gist

4. to lead; to guide; to usher

   領導／领导  ―  lǐngdǎo  ―  to guide

   • 凝是精粗之體，領父子君臣之節。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     凝是精粗之体，领父子君臣之节。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE

     Níng shì jīngcū zhī tǐ, lǐng fùzǐ jūnchén zhī jié. [Pinyin]

     They give a sort of substantial embodiment of what is most subtle as well as material, and regulate the duties between father and son, ruler and subject.

   • 他使我躺臥在青草地上，領我在可安歇的水邊。 [MSC, trad.]
     他使我躺卧在青草地上，领我在可安歇的水边。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 詩篇 (Psalm) 23:2

     Tā shǐ wǒ tǎngwò zài qīngcǎo dìshang, lǐng wǒ zài kě ānxiē de shuǐ biān. [Pinyin]

     He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

5. to get; to receive; to draw

   領獎／领奖  ―  lǐngjiǎng  ―  to get a prize

6. to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

   領會／领会  ―  lǐnghuì  ―  to grasp

7. Classifier for items such as clothes, mats and screens.

   一領衫／一领衫 [Hokkien]  ―  chi̍t niá saⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  a shirt

   • 刑餘罪人之喪，不得合族黨，獨屬妻子，棺槨三寸，衣衾三領，不得飾棺，不得晝行，以昏殣。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     刑余罪人之丧，不得合族党，独属妻子，棺椁三寸，衣衾三领，不得饰棺，不得昼行，以昏殣。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: Xunzi, c. 3^rd century BCE

     Xíngyú zuìrén zhī sàng, bùdé hé zúdǎng, dú shǔ qīzǐ, guānguǒ sān cùn, yīqīn sān lǐng, bùdé shì guān, bùdé zhòuxíng, yǐ hūn jìn. [Pinyin]

     For the funeral of an executed convict, one is not allowed to assemble his family and friends, but rather summons only his wife and children. The coffin's thickness may be only three inches. There may be only three layers of burial clothing and coverings. One is not allowed to decorate the coffin. One is not allowed to have the funeral procession during the day, but must rather perform the interment at night.

   • 2024, 郭之儀, “一領鴛鴦被”, in 陳雷2024全新數位專輯, performed by 陳雷 [Chen Lei]:

     啊～一領鴛鴦被　冷呀冷歸暝 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     啊～一领鸳鸯被　冷呀冷归暝 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     ah ~ chi̍t niá oan-iuⁿ-phōe, léng--iah léng kui-mê [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Ah, a couple's duvet, cold for the whole night

8. a surname

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 領子 (“collar (of a shirt)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		領子, 衣領
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	領子
	Harbin	領子
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	領子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	領兒, 領子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	領子
	Wanrong	領子, 領兒
	Xi'an	領
	Xining	領子
	Xuzhou	領子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	領子
	Ürümqi	領子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	領子, 領, 衣領
	Wuhan	領
	Guiyang	衣領
	Liuzhou	領子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	領子
	Yangzhou	領子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	衫領, 領
	Hong Kong	衫領, 領
	Dongguan	衫領
Gan	Nanchang	領
	Lichuan	領
	Pingxiang	領子, 領褂子
Hakka	Meixian	衫領仔, 衫領
	Xingning	衫領哩
	Huidong (Daling)	衫領
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	衫領
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	衫領
	Changting	衫領
	Wuping	衫領
	Wuping (Pingyu)	衫領子
	Liancheng	風領
	Ninghua	衫領
	Yudu	領子
	Ruijin	衫領
	Shicheng	衫領
	Shangyou (Shexi)	衫領
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	領仔, 衫領仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	領仔, 衫領仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	領仔, 衫領仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	領, 衫領
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	領仔, 衫領仔, 衫領
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	領, 衫領
Huizhou	Jixi	衫領
Jin	Taiyuan	領子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	領頭, 脰領, 領
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	領頭, 脰領, 領
Southern Min	Xiamen	衫領, 領
	Quanzhou	衫領, 領
	Zhangzhou	衫仔領, 頷仔領
	Zhao'an	頷領
	Taipei	領
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	領, 頷頸領
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	頷領
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	頷領
	Kaohsiung	領
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	領, 頷仔頸領
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	領
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	領
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	領
	Yilan	頷領
	Yilan (Luodong)	頷領
	Yilan (Toucheng)	頷領, 頷仔領
	Changhua (Lukang)	頷頸領
	Changhua (Yongjing)	領仔
	Taichung	頷仔領
	Tainan	領, 頷領, 頷仔領
	Tainan (Anping)	領
	Hsinchu	頷頸領
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	領
	Kinmen	領
	Penghu (Magong)	領
	Penghu (Xiyu)	領, 衫仔領
	Singapore (Hokkien)	衫領
	Manila (Hokkien)	衫領
	Shantou	頷領
	Jieyang	頷領, 衫頷, 衫頷領
	Haifeng	頷領
	Haikou	衫領, 領
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	衫領
Wu	Shanghai	領頭
	Shanghai (Chongming)	領頭
	Suzhou	領頭
	Danyang	領
	Hangzhou	領兒
	Ningbo	領頭
	Wenzhou	頭頸領, 領
Xiang	Loudi	衣領

Dialectal synonyms of 件 (“(classifier for clothes)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		件
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	件兒
	Taiwan	件
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	件
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	件兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	件
	Wuhan	件
	Guiyang	皮
	Guilin	件
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	件
	Hefei	件
Cantonese	Guangzhou	件
	Hong Kong	件
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	件
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	件
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	件
	Yangjiang	件
Gan	Nanchang	件
Hakka	Meixian	件
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	領
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	領
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	領
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	領
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	領
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	領
	Hong Kong	件
Jin	Taiyuan	件
Northern Min	Jian'ou	件
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	件
Southern Min	Xiamen	領
	Quanzhou	領
	Zhangzhou	領
	Tainan	領
	Chaozhou	件
	Jieyang	件, 個
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	件
Wu	Suzhou	件
	Wenzhou	件
Xiang	Changsha	件
	Shuangfeng	隻

Dialectal synonyms of 條 (“(classifier for quilts)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		條, 床
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	條, 床
	Taiwan	條
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	床
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	條, 床
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	床
	Wuhan	床
	Guilin	床
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	床
	Hefei	床
Cantonese	Guangzhou	張, 床
	Hong Kong	張, 床
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	張, 番
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	張
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	張, 番
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	床
	Macau	張
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	張
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	張
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	張
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	張
	Foshan	張
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	張
	Foshan (Shunde)	張
	Foshan (Sanshui)	張
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	張
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	張
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	張
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	張
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	張
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	張
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	張
	Taishan	張
	Kaiping (Chikan)	張
	Enping (Niujiang)	張
	Heshan (Yayao)	張
	Dongguan	張
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	番
	Yangjiang	番
	Nanning	番
Gan	Nanchang	床
Hakka	Meixian	番
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	番
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	番
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	張
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	張
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	床
	Hong Kong	番
Jin	Taiyuan	張, 條, 根
Northern Min	Jian'ou	床
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	床
Southern Min	Xiamen	領, 床
	Quanzhou	領, 床
	Jinjiang	領
	Zhangzhou	領, 床
	Singapore (Hokkien)	領
	Manila (Hokkien)	領
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	領
	Chaozhou	領
	Shantou	領
	Jieyang	領
Puxian Min	Putian	領, 床, 張
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	張
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	領, 床, 張
	Xianyou	領
	Xianyou (Fengting)	領
	Xianyou (Youyang)	領
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	張
Wu	Suzhou	條
	Wenzhou	條, 床
Xiang	Changsha	鋪, 床
	Shuangfeng	床

Dialectal synonyms of 條 (“(classifier for pants, trousers)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		條
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	條
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	條
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	個
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	條
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	條
	Guiyang	條
	Liuzhou	條
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	條
Cantonese	Hong Kong	條
Gan	Pingxiang	條
Hakka	Yudu	條
Huizhou	Jixi	條
Jin	Taiyuan	條
	Xinzhou	條
Southern Min	Xiamen	條, 領
	Quanzhou	條, 領
	Jinjiang	領
	Zhangzhou	條, 領
	Tainan	領
	Manila (Hokkien)	領
	Jieyang	腰, 條, 個
	Puning	條, 件
	Haikou	條
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	條
Wu	Ningbo	條

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (領):

• → Japanese: 領(りょう) (ryō)
• → Korean: 영(領) (yeong), 령(領) (ryeong)
• → Vietnamese: lĩnh (領)

Others:

• → Indonesian: nia (“collar”)
• → Old Turkic: ling
  • Turkmen: lüň (mark for border)

Compounds

• 一路領先 / 一路领先 (yīlùlǐngxiān)
• 一領 / 一领
• 不得要領 / 不得要领 (bùdéyàolǐng)
• 不領情 / 不领情
• 交領 / 交领
• 代領 / 代领 (dàilǐng)
• 倒裳索領 / 倒裳索领
• 僑領 / 侨领 (qiáolǐng)
• 兩上領 / 两上领
• 公地放領 / 公地放领
• 具領 / 具领
• 冒領 / 冒领 (màolǐng)
• 副領事 / 副领事
• 占領 (zhànlǐng)
• 名譽領事 / 名誉领事 (míngyù lǐngshì)
• 咽領 / 咽领
• 員領 / 员领
• 單線領導 / 单线领导
• 國統綱領 / 国统纲领
• 好本領 / 好本领
• 將領 / 将领 (jiànglǐng)
• 帶領 / 带领 (dàilǐng)
• 引領 / 引领 (yǐnlǐng)
• 引領企踵 / 引领企踵
• 引領而望 / 引领而望
• 強制認領 / 强制认领
• 心領 / 心领
• 心領神會 / 心领神会 (xīnlǐngshénhuì)
• 慨然領諾 / 慨然领诺
• 意見領袖 / 意见领袖 (yìjiàn lǐngxiù)
• 打領帶 / 打领带
• 托領 / 托领
• 承領 / 承领
• 拔新領異 / 拔新领异
• 招領 / 招领 (zhāolǐng)
• 拜領 / 拜领 (bàilíng)
• 挈領 / 挈领
• 振衣提領 / 振衣提领
• 振裘持領 / 振裘持领
• 振領提綱 / 振领提纲
• 掌領 / 掌领
• 提綱挈領 / 提纲挈领
• 握綱提領 / 握纲提领
• 支領 / 支领 (zhīlǐng)
• 收領 / 收领
• 放領 / 放领
• 方領矩步 / 方领矩步
• 本領 / 本领 (běnlǐng)
• 標新領異 / 标新领异
• 標領 / 标领
• 步軍統領 / 步军统领
• 法定認領 / 法定认领
• 浮動領土 / 浮动领土
• 獨領風騷 / 独领风骚 (dúlǐngfēngsāo)
• 率領 / 率领 (shuàilǐng)
• 生活領域 / 生活领域
• 申領 / 申领 (shēnlǐng)
• 白領 / 白领 (báilǐng)
• 白領勞工 / 白领劳工
• 白領犯罪 / 白领犯罪 (báilǐng fànzuì)
• 白領階級 / 白领阶级
• 盜領 / 盗领
• 看家本領 / 看家本领
• 硬領 / 硬领
• 管領 / 管领 (guǎnlǐng)
• 統領 / 统领 (tǒnglǐng)
• 綱領 / 纲领 (gānglǐng)
• 總領 / 总领 (zǒnglǐng)
• 總領事 / 总领事 (zǒnglǐngshì)
• 翹足引領 / 翘足引领
• 翻領 / 翻领
• 翹首引領 / 翘首引领
• 耕地放領 / 耕地放领
• 自治領 / 自治领 (zìzhìlǐng)
• 舉綱提領 / 举纲提领
• 藍領 / 蓝领 (lánlǐng)
• 藍領階級 / 蓝领阶级
• 衣領 / 衣领 (yīlǐng)
• 要領 / 要领
• 認領 / 认领 (rènlǐng)
• 謹領 / 谨领
• 謬領 / 谬领
• 遙遙領先 / 遥遥领先 (yáoyáolǐngxiān)
• 遙領 / 遥领
• 項領 / 项领
• 領主 / 领主 (lǐngzhǔ)
• 領事 / 领事 (lǐngshì)
• 領事館 / 领事馆 (lǐngshìguǎn)
• 領位員 / 领位员
• 領先 / 领先 (lǐngxiān)
• 領先指標 / 领先指标
• 領先群倫 / 领先群伦
• 領先群雄 / 领先群雄
• 領兵 / 领兵 (lǐngbīng)
• 領受 / 领受 (lǐngshòu)
• 領取 / 领取 (lǐngqǔ)
• 領口 / 领口 (lǐngkǒu)
• 領命 / 领命 (lǐngmìng)
• 領唱 / 领唱 (lǐngchàng)
• 領單 / 领单
• 領回 / 领回
• 領圈 / 领圈
• 領土 / 领土 (lǐngtǔ)
• 領地 / 领地 (lǐngdì)
• 領域 / 领域 (lǐngyù)
• 領奏 / 领奏 (lǐngzòu)
• 領奬 / 领奖
• 領如蝤蠐 / 领如蝤蛴
• 領子 / 领子 (lǐngzi)
• 領字 / 领字 (lǐngzì)
• 領家的 / 领家的
• 領導 / 领导 (lǐngdǎo)
• 領導制度 / 领导制度
• 領導幹部 / 领导干部
• 領導有方 / 领导有方
• 領導班子 / 领导班子 (lǐngdǎo bānzi)
• 領屬 / 领属 (lǐngshǔ)
• 領巾 / 领巾 (lǐngjīn)
• 領帖 / 领帖
• 領帶 / 领带 (lǐngdài)
• 領帶夾 / 领带夹 (lǐngdàijiā)
• 領悟 / 领悟 (lǐngwù)
• 領情 / 领情 (lǐngqíng)
• 領扣 / 领扣
• 領抹 / 领抹
• 領掇 / 领掇
• 領教 / 领教 (lǐngjiào)
• 領旨 / 领旨
• 領會 / 领会 (lǐnghuì)
• 領有 / 领有 (lǐngyǒu)
• 領條兒 / 领条儿
• 領檯 / 领台
• 領款 / 领款
• 領水 / 领水 (lǐngshuǐ)
• 領洗 / 领洗 (lǐngxǐ)
• 領海 / 领海 (lǐnghǎi)
• 領港 / 领港 (lǐnggǎng)
• 領港員 / 领港员 (lǐnggǎngyuán)
• 領獎 / 领奖 (lǐngjiǎng)
• 領班 / 领班 (lǐngbān)
• 領略 / 领略 (lǐnglüè)
• 領空 / 领空 (lǐngkōng)
• 領空權 / 领空权
• 領結 / 领结 (lǐngjié)
• 領罪 / 领罪
• 領罰 / 领罚
• 領航 / 领航 (lǐngháng)
• 領航員 / 领航员 (lǐnghángyuán)
• 領袖 / 领袖 (lǐngxiù)
• 領袖人物 / 领袖人物
• 領解 / 领解
• 領諾 / 领诺
• 領謝 / 领谢
• 領責 / 领责
• 領賞 / 领赏
• 領贓 / 领赃
• 領走 / 领走
• 領跑 / 领跑 (lǐngpǎo)
• 領路 / 领路 (lǐnglù)
• 領軍 / 领军 (lǐngjūn)
• 領道 / 领道
• 領銜 / 领衔 (lǐngxián)
• 領錢 / 领钱 (lǐngqián)
• 領隊 / 领队 (lǐngduì)
• 領章 / 领章 (lǐngzhāng)
• 領頭 / 领头 (lǐngtóu)
• 領頭羊 / 领头羊 (lǐngtóuyáng)
• 領養 / 领养 (lǐngyǎng)
• 領館 / 领馆 (lǐngguǎn)
• 領魂車 / 领魂车
• 頭梢自領 / 头梢自领
• 頭稍自領 / 头稍自领
• 頭領 / 头领
• 風領 / 风领
• 首領 / 首领 (shǒulǐng)
• 高領 / 高领 (gāolǐng)

References

• “領”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

Japanese

Kanji

See also:

Category:Japanese terms spelled with 領

領

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. jurisdiction
2. dominion
3. territory
4. fief
5. reign

Readings

• Go-on: りょう (ryō, Jōyō)^{←りやう (ryau, historical)}
• Kan-on: れい (rei)
• Kun: うなじ (unaji, 領)、えり (eri, 領)、おさめる (osameru, 領める)

Compounds

• 綱領(こうりょう) (kōryō)
• 首領(しゅりょう) (shuryō)
• 受領(じゅりょう) (juryō)
• 大統(だいとう)領(りょう) (daitōryō)
• 要領(ようりょう) (yōryō)
• 領域(りょういき) (ryōiki)
• 領海(りょうかい) (ryōkai)
• 領空(りょうくう) (ryōkū)
• 領袖(りょうしゅう) (ryōshū)
• 領収(りょうしゅう) (ryōshū)
• 領地(りょうち) (ryōchi)
• 領土(りょうど) (ryōdo)
• 領導(りょうどう) (ryōdō)
• 領有(りょうゆう) (ryōyū)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
領
えり Grade: 5
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 領 – see the following entry.

【襟えり】S [noun] a neckband; a collar; a lapel [noun] nape (back part of the neck) Alternative spelling 衿

(This term, 領, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
領
りょう Grade: 5
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 領 (MC ljengX).

Noun

領(りょう) • (ryō) 

1. territory of a country

Suffix

領(りょう) • (-ryō) 

1. of a territory, belonging to a country

   フランス領(りょう)ポリネシア

   Furansu-ryō Porineshia

   French Polynesia

Korean

Hanja

領 (eumhun 거느릴 령 (geoneuril ryeong), word-initial (South Korea) 거느릴 영 (geoneuril yeong))

1. hanja form^? of 령/영 (“leading; dominion; jurisdiction”)

Compounds

• 영사 (領事, yeongsa, “consul”)

Vietnamese

Han character

領: Hán Nôm readings: lĩnh, lãnh, lảnh, lỉnh, lểnh, lễnh, lính

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