Spot 夌
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
夌 component
líng · to dawdle; the name of the father of the Emperor Yao
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 夌
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue夌Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 夌.
凌=
冫
陵=
阝
淩=
氵
绫=
纟
菱=
艹
棱=
木
稜=
禾
鲮=
鱼
鯪=
魚
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 夌 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
冰激凌bīngjīlíng
ice cream
HSK 3.0 · L3凌晨língchénvery early in the morning
HSK 3.0 · L6棱角léngjiǎoedge and corner
HSK 3.0 · L7-9丘陵qiūlínghills
HSK 3.0 · L7-9盛气凌人shèngqì-língrénoverbearing
HSK 3.0 · L7-9三棱草sān léng cǎosedge herb
三棱镜sān léng jìng五棱镜wǔ léng jìngpentaprism
冰凌bīng língicicle
凌迟líng chíthe lingering death
凌驾líng jiàto be above
凌兢líng jīng