Guest user from 3.238.62.119    ToolsDiscussionPage History Translator

Information about character(s)

Radical:
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 8
Variants:

Pronunciation

Pinyin: líng
Cantonese: ling4
JapaneseOn: REI
Korean: LYENG

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: prison, enclosure

CE-Dict: see 囹圄[ling2 yu3]

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a prison; a jail

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《囗部》囹 獄也。从囗令聲。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集上】【囗字部】 囹
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤郎丁切,音靈。【說文】獄也。从囗令聲。【徐鍇曰】囹者,欞也,欞檻之名。【禮·月令】仲春,命有司省囹圄。【疏】牢也。秦曰囹圄。

Han-De-Dict: Gefängnis, Strafanstalt (u.E.) (S)