囹

líng

Meanings

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líng

1.used in 囹圄[líng yǔ]

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *reːŋ): semantic 囗 (“enclosure”) + phonetic 令 (OC *ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs).

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Components

囹囗令

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幽囹 to keep in confinement 囹圄 (literary) prison 囹圉 variant of 囹圄[líng yǔ]草满囹圄 lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society 身陷囹圄 thrown into prison