江陵 (Jiānglíng) — Jiangling, an ancient walled city on the Yangtze in Hubei, the old name for the Jingzhou city seat

entries → 江陵

TSUMUGU · TOCFL 7 (est.) · 詞

江陵 word · TOCFL 7 (est.)

江陵＝江＋陵

ㄐㄧㄤㄌㄧㄥˊ · Jiānglíng

proper noun — Jiangling, an ancient walled city on the Yangtze in Hubei, the old name for the Jingzhou city seat

字源 FORM — what the parts do

江large river; the Yangtze (江河)jiāng氵 water; 工 gōng gives the sound

陵a mound; a hill (丘陵)líng

江陵，長江的江，丘陵的陵。

城傍著大江（江），坐在一塊高地（陵）上。

The city sits by the great river (江), on a rise of high ground (陵).