# 領

| 領 | U+9818, &#38936; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9818 |
| ← 頗 [U+9817] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 頙 → [U+9819] |
| 領 | U+F9B4, &#63924; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F9B4 |
| ← 靈 [U+F9B3] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 例 → [U+F9B5] |

## Translingual

| Japanese | 領 |
| Simplified | 领 |
| Traditional | 領 |

### Han character

領 (Kangxi radical 181, 頁+5, 14 strokes, cangjie input 人戈一月金 (OIMBC), four-corner 8138$_6$, composition ⿰令頁)

#### Derived characters

* 嶺, 䕘, 𥵝, 𡽹, 𦆺, 𢋞, 𰈼

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1402, character 23
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43423
* Dae Jaweon: page 1919, character 9
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4365, character 5
* Unihan data for U+9818
* Unihan data for U+F9B4

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 領 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 令 | *ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs |
| 怜 | *riːn, *reːŋ |
| 零 | *riːŋ, *reːŋ, *reːŋs |
| 魿 | *ɡriŋ, *reːŋ |
| 命 | *mreŋs |
| 冷 | *raːŋʔ, *reːŋ, *reːŋʔ |
| 跉 | *reŋ, *reːŋ |
| 嶺 | *reŋʔ |
| 領 | *reŋʔ |
| 阾 | *reŋʔ, *reːŋ |
| 柃 | *reŋʔ, *reːŋ |
| 袊 | *reŋʔ |
| 詅 | *reŋs, *reːŋ |
| 旍 | *ʔsleŋ |
| 舲 | *reːŋ |
| 齡 | *reːŋ |
| 囹 | *reːŋ |
| 鴒 | *reːŋ |
| 蛉 | *reːŋ |
| 鈴 | *reːŋ |
| 苓 | *reːŋ |
| 伶 | *reːŋ |
| 泠 | *reːŋ |
| 瓴 | *reːŋ |
| 拎 | *reːŋ |
| 刢 | *reːŋ |
| 玲 | *reːŋ |
| 聆 | *reːŋ |
| 竛 | *reːŋ |
| 軨 | *reːŋ |
| 笭 | *reːŋ, *reːŋʔ |
| 翎 | *reːŋ |
| 閝 | *reːŋ |
| 鹷 | *reːŋ |
| 昤 | *reːŋ |
| 駖 | *reːŋ |
| 彾 | *reːŋ |
| 呤 | *reːŋ |
| 狑 | *reːŋ |
| 秢 | *reːŋ |
| 岭 | *reːŋ |
| 紷 | *reːŋ |
| 砱 | *reːŋ |
| 羚 | *reːŋ |
| 姈 | *reːŋ |
| 蕶 | *reːŋ |
| 澪 | *reːŋ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *reŋʔ): phonetic 令 (OC *ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs) + semantic 頁.

### Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/m-liŋ (“neck”) (STEDT, Schuessler 2007). Cognate with Tibetan མཇིང་པ (mjing pa, “neck”), Mizo ring (“neck”), Burmese လည် (lany, “neck”). Semantics: "neck, collar" > ("to take by the neck" > ) "to lead, to guide" (Schuessler 2007).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): lǐng (ling$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nin$^3$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ling$^5$ / leng$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): liâng
    (Hailu, HRS): liang$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): liang$^1$ / liang$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ling$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): liàng
* Eastern Min (BUC): liāng / līng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): léng / niá
    (Teochew, Peng'im): nian$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$lin
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǐng
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǐng
*** Wade–Giles: ling$^3$
*** Yale: lǐng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liing
*** Palladius: лин (lin)
*** Sinological IPA : /liŋ²¹⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: nin$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lin
*** Sinological IPA : /nin⁵³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ling$^5$ / leng$^5$
*** Yale: líhng / léhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ling$^5$ / leng$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ling$^5$ / léng$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɪŋ¹³/, /lɛːŋ¹³/
* ling5 - literary;
* leng5 - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: ljengX
Rime :
| Character | 領 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 清 (121) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 良郢切 |
| Baxter | ljengX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /liᴇŋ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /liɛŋ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /liæŋ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /liajŋ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /liɛŋ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /lĭɛŋ$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /li̯ɛŋ$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | lǐng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ling$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[r]eŋʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*reŋʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 領 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | lǐng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ljeng$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[r]eŋʔ/ |
| English | neck |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 領 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 8280 |
| Phonetic component | 令 |
| Rime group | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 領 |
| Old Chinese | /*reŋʔ/ |

### Definitions

領
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) neck
    From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
    Rú yǒu bù shì shārén zhě, zé tiānxià zhī mín jiē yǐnlǐng ér wàng zhī yǐ. [Pinyin]
    If there were one who did not find pleasure in killing men, all the people in the nation would look towards him with outstretched necks.
* collar; neckband (Classifier: 條／条 c)
    From: Xunzi, c. 3rd century BCE
    Ruò qiè qiú lǐng, qū wǔzhǐ ér dùn zhī, shùn zhě bùkě shèng shuò yě. [Pinyin]
    It will be like the action of turning up your fur collar by simply curling your five fingers and pulling on it—it goes smoothly numberless times.
* main point; outline
    要領／要领 ― yàolǐng ― gist
* to lead; to guide; to usher
    領導／领导 ― lǐngdǎo ― to guide
    From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
    Níng shì jīngcū zhī tǐ, lǐng fùzǐ jūnchén zhī jié. [Pinyin]
    They give a sort of substantial embodiment of what is most subtle as well as material, and regulate the duties between father and son, ruler and subject.
    From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 詩篇 (Psalm) 23:2
    Tā shǐ wǒ tǎngwò zài qīngcǎo dìshang, lǐng wǒ zài kě ānxiē de shuǐ biān. [Pinyin]
    He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
* to get; to receive; to draw
    領獎／领奖 ― lǐngjiǎng ― to get a prize
* to understand; to grasp; to comprehend
    領會／领会 ― lǐnghuì ― to grasp
* Classifier for items such as clothes, mats and screens.
    一領衫／一领衫 [Hokkien] ― chi̍t niá saⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― a shirt
    From: Xunzi, c. 3rd century BCE
    Xíngyú zuìrén zhī sàng, bùdé hé zúdǎng, dú shǔ qīzǐ, guānguǒ sān cùn, yīqīn sān lǐng, bùdé shì guān, bùdé zhòuxíng, yǐ hūn jìn. [Pinyin]
    For the funeral of an executed convict, one is not allowed to assemble his family and friends, but rather summons only his wife and children. The coffin's thickness may be only three inches. There may be only three layers of burial clothing and coverings. One is not allowed to decorate the coffin. One is not allowed to have the funeral procession during the day, but must rather perform the interment at night.
** 2024, 郭之儀 (lyrics and music), “一領鴛鴦被”, in 陳雷2024全新數位專輯, performed by 陳雷 [Chen Lei]:
       ah ~ chi̍t niá oan-iuⁿ-phōe, léng--iah léng kui-mê [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       Ah, a couple's duvet, cold for the whole night
* a surname

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 領子, 衣領 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 領子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 領子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 領子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 領兒, 領子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 領子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 領子, 領兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 領 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 領子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 領子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 領子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 領子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 領子, 領, 衣領 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 領 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 衣領 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 領子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 領子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 領子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 衫領, 領 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 衫領, 領 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 衫領 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 領 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 領 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 領子, 領褂子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 衫領仔, 衫領 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 衫領哩 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 衫領 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 衫領 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 衫領 |
| Hakka | Changting | 衫領 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 衫領 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 衫領子 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 風領 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 衫領 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 領子 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 衫領 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 衫領 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 衫領 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 領仔, 衫領仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 領仔, 衫領仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 領仔, 衫領仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 領, 衫領 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 領仔, 衫領仔, 衫領 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 領, 衫領 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 衫領 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 領子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 領頭, 脰領, 領 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 領頭, 脰領, 領 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 衫領, 領 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 衫領, 領 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 衫仔領, 頷仔領 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 領, 衫仔領 GT |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 頷領 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 領 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 頷領 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 頷頸領 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 頷仔領 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 領, 頷領, 頷仔領 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 頷頸領 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 領 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 領 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 衫領 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 衫領 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 頷領 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 頷領, 衫頷, 衫頷領 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 頷領 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 衫領, 領 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 衫領 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 領頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 領頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 領頭 |
| Wu | Danyang | 領 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 領兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 領頭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 頭頸領, 領 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 衣領 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 件 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 件兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 件 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 件 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 件兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 件 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 件 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 皮 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 件 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 件 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 件 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 件 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 件 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 件 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 件 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 領 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 領 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 領 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 領 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 領 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 領 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 件 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 件 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 件 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 領 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 領 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 領 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 領 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 件 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 件 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 件 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 件 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 件 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 隻 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 條, 床 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 條, 床 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 條 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 床 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 條, 床 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 床 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 床 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 床 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 床 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 床 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 張, 床 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 張, 床 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 張 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 張 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 張 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 張 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 張 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 番 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 番 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 番 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 床 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 番 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 番 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 番 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 張 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 張 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 床 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 張, 條, 根 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 床 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 床 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 領, 床 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 領, 床 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 領 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 領, 床 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 領 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 領 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 領 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 領 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 領 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 張 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 條 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 條, 床 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 鋪, 床 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 床 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 條 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 條 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 條 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 條 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 條 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 條 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 條 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 條 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 條 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 條 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 條 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 條 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 條 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 條 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 條, 領 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 條, 領 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 領 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 條, 領 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 領 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 領 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 腰, 條, 個 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 條, 件 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 條 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 條 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 條 |

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 領(りょう) (ryō)
* → Korean: 영(領) (yeong), 령(領) (ryeong)
* → Vietnamese: lĩnh (領)
Others:
* → Indonesian: nia (“collar”)
* → Old Turkic: ling
** Turkmen: lüň (mark for border)

### Compounds

* 一路領先 / 一路领先 (yīlùlǐngxiān)
* 一領 / 一领
* 不得要領 / 不得要领 (bùdéyàolǐng)
* 不領情 / 不领情
* 交領 / 交领
* 代領 / 代领 (dàilǐng)
* 倒裳索領 / 倒裳索领
* 僑領 / 侨领 (qiáolǐng)
* 兩上領 / 两上领
* 公地放領 / 公地放领
* 具領 / 具领
* 冒領 / 冒领 (màolǐng)
* 副領事 / 副领事
* 占領 (zhànlǐng)
* 名譽領事 / 名誉领事 (míngyù lǐngshì)
* 咽領 / 咽领
* 員領 / 员领
* 單線領導 / 单线领导
* 國統綱領 / 国统纲领
* 好本領 / 好本领
* 將領 / 将领 (jiànglǐng)
* 帶領 / 带领 (dàilǐng)
* 引領 / 引领 (yǐnlǐng)
* 引領企踵 / 引领企踵
* 引領而望 / 引领而望
* 強制認領 / 强制认领
* 心領 / 心领
* 心領神會 / 心领神会 (xīnlǐngshénhuì)
* 慨然領諾 / 慨然领诺
* 意見領袖 / 意见领袖 (yìjiàn lǐngxiù)
* 打領帶 / 打领带
* 托領 / 托领
* 承領 / 承领
* 拔新領異 / 拔新领异
* 招領 / 招领 (zhāolǐng)
* 拜領 / 拜领 (bàilíng)
* 挈領 / 挈领
* 振衣提領 / 振衣提领
* 振裘持領 / 振裘持领
* 振領提綱 / 振领提纲
* 掌領 / 掌领
* 提綱挈領 / 提纲挈领
* 握綱提領 / 握纲提领
* 支領 / 支领 (zhīlǐng)
* 收領 / 收领
* 放領 / 放领
* 方領矩步 / 方领矩步
* 本領 / 本领 (běnlǐng)
* 標新領異 / 标新领异
* 標領 / 标领
* 步軍統領 / 步军统领
* 法定認領 / 法定认领
* 浮動領土 / 浮动领土
* 獨領風騷 / 独领风骚 (dúlǐngfēngsāo)
* 率領 / 率领 (shuàilǐng)
* 生活領域 / 生活领域
* 申領 / 申领 (shēnlǐng)
* 白領 / 白领 (báilǐng)
* 白領勞工 / 白领劳工
* 白領犯罪 / 白领犯罪 (báilǐng fànzuì)
* 白領階級 / 白领阶级
* 盜領 / 盗领
* 看家本領 / 看家本领
* 硬領 / 硬领
* 管領 / 管领 (guǎnlǐng)
* 統領 / 统领 (tǒnglǐng)
* 綱領 / 纲领 (gānglǐng)
* 總領 / 总领 (zǒnglǐng)
* 總領事 / 总领事 (zǒnglǐngshì)
* 翹足引領 / 翘足引领
* 翻領 / 翻领
* 翹首引領 / 翘首引领
* 耕地放領 / 耕地放领
* 自治領 / 自治领 (zìzhìlǐng)
* 舉綱提領 / 举纲提领
* 藍領 / 蓝领 (lánlǐng)
* 藍領階級 / 蓝领阶级
* 衣領 / 衣领 (yīlǐng)
* 要領 / 要领
* 認領 / 认领 (rènlǐng)
* 謹領 / 谨领
* 謬領 / 谬领
* 遙遙領先 / 遥遥领先 (yáoyáolǐngxiān)
* 遙領 / 遥领
* 項領 / 项领
* 領主 / 领主 (lǐngzhǔ)
* 領事 / 领事 (lǐngshì)
* 領事館 / 领事馆 (lǐngshìguǎn)
* 領位員 / 领位员
* 領先 / 领先 (lǐngxiān)
* 領先指標 / 领先指标
* 領先群倫 / 领先群伦
* 領先群雄 / 领先群雄
* 領兵 / 领兵 (lǐngbīng)
* 領受 / 领受 (lǐngshòu)
* 領取 / 领取 (lǐngqǔ)
* 領口 / 领口 (lǐngkǒu)
* 領命 / 领命 (lǐngmìng)
* 領唱 / 领唱 (lǐngchàng)
* 領單 / 领单
* 領回 / 领回
* 領圈 / 领圈
* 領土 / 领土 (lǐngtǔ)
* 領地 / 领地 (lǐngdì)
* 領域 / 领域 (lǐngyù)
* 領奏 / 领奏 (lǐngzòu)
* 領奬 / 领奖
* 領如蝤蠐 / 领如蝤蛴
* 領子 / 领子 (lǐngzi)
* 領字 / 领字 (lǐngzì)
* 領家的 / 领家的
* 領導 / 领导 (lǐngdǎo)
* 領導制度 / 领导制度
* 領導幹部 / 领导干部
* 領導有方 / 领导有方
* 領導班子 / 领导班子 (lǐngdǎo bānzi)
* 領屬 / 领属 (lǐngshǔ)
* 領巾 / 领巾 (lǐngjīn)
* 領帖 / 领帖
* 領帶 / 领带 (lǐngdài)
* 領帶夾 / 领带夹 (lǐngdàijiā)
* 領悟 / 领悟 (lǐngwù)
* 領情 / 领情 (lǐngqíng)
* 領扣 / 领扣
* 領抹 / 领抹
* 領掇 / 领掇
* 領教 / 领教 (lǐngjiào)
* 領旨 / 领旨
* 領會 / 领会 (lǐnghuì)
* 領有 / 领有 (lǐngyǒu)
* 領條兒 / 领条儿
* 領檯 / 领台
* 領款 / 领款
* 領水 / 领水 (lǐngshuǐ)
* 領洗 / 领洗 (lǐngxǐ)
* 領海 / 领海 (lǐnghǎi)
* 領港 / 领港 (lǐnggǎng)
* 領港員 / 领港员 (lǐnggǎngyuán)
* 領獎 / 领奖 (lǐngjiǎng)
* 領班 / 领班 (lǐngbān)
* 領略 / 领略 (lǐnglüè)
* 領空 / 领空 (lǐngkōng)
* 領空權 / 领空权
* 領結 / 领结 (lǐngjié)
* 領罪 / 领罪
* 領罰 / 领罚
* 領航 / 领航 (lǐngháng)
* 領航員 / 领航员 (lǐnghángyuán)
* 領袖 / 领袖 (lǐngxiù)
* 領袖人物 / 领袖人物
* 領解 / 领解
* 領諾 / 领诺
* 領謝 / 领谢
* 領責 / 领责
* 領賞 / 领赏
* 領贓 / 领赃
* 領走 / 领走
* 領跑 / 领跑 (lǐngpǎo)
* 領路 / 领路 (lǐnglù)
* 領軍 / 领军 (lǐngjūn)
* 領道 / 领道
* 領銜 / 领衔 (lǐngxián)
* 領錢 / 领钱 (lǐngqián)
* 領隊 / 领队 (lǐngduì)
* 領章 / 领章 (lǐngzhāng)
* 領頭 / 领头 (lǐngtóu)
* 領頭羊 / 领头羊 (lǐngtóuyáng)
* 領養 / 领养 (lǐngyǎng)
* 領館 / 领馆 (lǐngguǎn)
* 領魂車 / 领魂车
* 頭梢自領 / 头梢自领
* 頭稍自領 / 头稍自领
* 頭領 / 头领
* 風領 / 风领
* 首領 / 首领 (shǒulǐng)
* 高領 / 高领 (gāolǐng)

### References

* “領”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)
* jurisdiction
* dominion
* territory
* fief
* reign

#### Readings

* Go-on: りょう (ryō, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: れい (rei)
* Kun: うなじ (unaji, 領)、えり (eri, 領)、おさめる (osameru, 領める)

#### Compounds

* 綱領(こうりょう) (kōryō)
* 首領(しゅりょう) (shuryō)
* 受領(じゅりょう) (juryō)
* 大統(だいとう)領(りょう) (daitōryō)
* 要領(ようりょう) (yōryō)
* 領域(りょういき) (ryōiki)
* 領海(りょうかい) (ryōkai)
* 領空(りょうくう) (ryōkū)
* 領袖(りょうしゅう) (ryōshū)
* 領収(りょうしゅう) (ryōshū)
* 領地(りょうち) (ryōchi)
* 領土(りょうど) (ryōdo)
* 領導(りょうどう) (ryōdō)
* 領有(りょうゆう) (ryōyū)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 領
* えり Grade: 5
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 領 – see the following entry. :
| 【襟えり】S | [noun] a neckband; a collar; a lapel [noun] nape (back part of the neck) Alternative spelling 衿 |
(This term, 領, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 領
* りょう Grade: 5
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 領 (MC ljengX).

#### Noun

領(りょう) • (ryō)
* territory of a country

#### Suffix

領(りょう) • (-ryō)
* of a territory, belonging to a country
    フランス領(りょう)ポリネシア
       Furansu-ryō Porineshia
       French Polynesia

## Korean
### Hanja

領 (eumhun 거느릴 령 (geoneuril ryeong), word-initial (South Korea) 거느릴 영 (geoneuril yeong))
* hanja form of 령/영 (“leading; dominion; jurisdiction”)

#### Compounds

* 영사 (領事, yeongsa, “consul”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

領: Hán Nôm readings: lĩnh, lãnh, lảnh, lỉnh, lểnh, lễnh, lính
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