Meaning of 领
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- neck
- collar
- to lead
- to receive
- classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
How to use 领
As a verb, 领 often means to lead someone somewhere or to collect something that is given out, like a salary or a package. It also appears in many compounds such as 领导 (lǐngdǎo) and 领带 (lǐngdài). Example: 我去邮局领包裹。(Wǒ qù yóujú lǐng bāoguǒ.) I am going to the post office to pick up a package.
领 is built from 令 (lìng, command) on the left and 页 (yè, head) on the right. Picture the head on top of the neck giving commands, so the neck and collar become the part that leads the body.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 领 (lǐng) with 零 (líng, zero) or 铃 (líng, bell) because they share the 令 sound part, but 领 is third tone and has 页 on the right. Also do not confuse it with 岭 (lǐng, mountain ridge), which has 山 on the left.
领 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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领 lǐng · neck · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 领.
| 领导 | lǐngdǎo | lead; leading |
| 带领 | dàilǐng | to guide; to lead |
| 领先 | lǐngxiān | to lead; to be in front |
| 本领 | běnlǐng | skill; ability |
| 占领 | zhànlǐng | to capture; to seize; to occupy by force |
| 领带 | lǐngdài | necktie |
| 率领 | shuàilǐng | to lead; to command |
| 领袖 | lǐngxiù | leader |
| 白领 | báilǐng | white-collar; white-collar worker |
| 蓝领 | lánlǐng | blue-collar; blue-collar worker |
| 领取 | lǐngqǔ | to receive; to draw; to get |
| 领域 | lǐngyù | domain; sphere; field; territory; area |
Questions about 领
What does 领 mean?
领 (lǐng) means "neck; collar" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 领?
领 is made of 1 character: 领 (11 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 领 an HSK word?
Yes. 领 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 领 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 领 is written 領.
What is the difference between 领 and 带 when meaning to lead?
带 (dài) focuses on taking someone along with you, while 领 suggests guiding from the front. They are often combined as 带领 (dàilǐng), which is common in formal speech.
How do you say shirt collar in Chinese?
A collar is usually 领子 (lǐngzi) or 衣领 (yīlǐng). A necktie is 领带 (lǐngdài), literally a band for the collar.