棱 léng

〈名〉Commonly used as "楞" and "稜". It is a form of sound. From wood, dawdle (líng) sound. Original meaning: wood with four corners.

The Goblet Ridge and the Golden Jade. --Han- 服虔《通俗文》

1. A bar-like protrusion on an object, or the part of an object where two planes of different directions are joined.

2. The power of a deity; might.

● 棱 lēng ◎ 〔不～登〕 A colloquial redundancy, used after certain adjectives with an aversive meaning.

● 棱 líng ◎ 〔Mu～〕 is a place name in Heilongjiang Province, China.

Commonly used phrases:

prism líng líng jiǎo

1. The corner of an object's edge.

Tang. Han Yu. Nanshan Poetry: The sunny sky is clear with ridges and corners, and the veins are broken and embroidered.

2. A metaphor for a person's sharpness.

E.g.: He is introverted and rigorous, and his surface does not show any edges.

3. It is a metaphor for treating people in a way that is not rounded and thoughtful.

E.g.

To be a man, one should be rounded, not too angular.