Character: 領
Modern (Beijing) reading: lǐng
Preclassic Old Chinese: rheŋʔ
Classic Old Chinese: rhéŋ
Western Han Chinese: rhéŋ
Eastern Han Chinese: rhéŋ
Early Postclassic Chinese: lhéŋ
Middle Postclassic Chinese: lhéŋ
Late Postclassic Chinese: lhéŋ
Middle Chinese: léŋ
English meaning : neck, collar
Russian meaning[s]: 1) шея; ворот, воротник; 2) вести, руководить; ведать, управлять; руководитель, вождь, глава; начальник; сокр. консул; 3) получать, брать; владеть, обладать; владение; 4) постигнуть; овладеть; 5) счетный суффикс предметов одежды с воротом
Comments: A later meaning (L.Zhou) is 'to lead, leader; to obtain, possess'; it is probably purely homophonic, not related to the meaning 'neck'. Regular Sino-Viet. is lĩnh. For *rh cf. Jianou liaŋ8.
Radical: 181
Four-angle index: 8083
Karlgren code: 0823 f
Vietnamese reading: lãnh
Shijing occurrences: 57.2
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