陵

mound / tomb / hill / mountain

陵 = 夌 + 阝 : Li Qingzhao (li), the father of emperor Yao (夌) and the pope (阝) are in a competition over who will have the largest tomb (陵) mound (陵). They are all busy heaping up hills (陵) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2).

陵 character breakdown

陵
- 夌
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 土
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 夂
    - 丿
    - 又
      - ㇏
      - ㇇
- 阝

夌

líng = li + (e)ng2

to dawdle / the name of the father of the Emperor Yao

夌 = 土 + 八 + 夂 : Li Qingzhao (li) and the father of emperor Yao (夌) are racing through engine's entrance ((e)ng2). During their race they have to wear high heels (夂) and walk over mud (土) and eight-balls (八).

阝

Character component without intrinsic meaning

When on the left hand side of any character, it's the pope, but when it's on the right hand side of any character, it's the emperor.

Characters with 陵 as component

陵 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 陵

夷

yí

陵

líng

Yiling (barbarian mound), historical place name in Yichang county 宜昌縣|宜昌县 Hubei, first mentioned in history (after its destruction by Qin) as burial place of the former Chu kings / Yiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 shi4], Hubei

夷

yí

陵

líng

区

區

qu̅

Yiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 shi4], Hubei

宁

寧

níng

陵