How to Say
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líng
Meaning: mound
💡 Imagine a 'ling' (sound) echoing from a mound in the fields.
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📚 Character Story & Explanation

堎 (líng) meaning in English —

In a rural village in Shanxi, farmers point to a small (mound) where ancient terraces rise from the loess plateau. This character, rarely used in modern Chinese, describes a natural or man-made elevation in the landscape. It appears in place names like 北堎 (Běilíng) and evokes a sense of history tied to the earth.

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