囹
Information about character(s)
Radical: 囗Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 8
Variants: 囹
Pronunciation
Pinyin: língCantonese: ling4
JapaneseOn: REI
Korean: LYENG
Dictionary definitions
Unicode: prison, enclosureCE-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)