Usage of the character 岭

Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原／关中平原 ( Guānzhōng Píngyuán) and the Han River 漢水／汉水 ( Hànshuǐ) valley

Lǐngdōng

岭东

[嶺東]

Lingdong district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山／双鸭山 ( Shuāngyāshān), Heilongjiang

guǒlǐng

果岭

[果嶺]

green (golf) (loanword)

Lǐngnán

岭南

[嶺南]

south of the five ranges
old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi

Wēnlǐng

温岭

[溫嶺]

Wenling, county-level city in Taizhou 台州 ( Tāizhōu), Zhejiang

hǎilǐng

海岭

[海嶺]

mid-ocean ridge

wǔlǐng

五岭

[五嶺]

the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺／大庾岭 ( Dàyǔlǐng), Dupang 都龐嶺／都庞岭 ( Dūpánglǐng), Qitian 騎田嶺／骑田岭 ( Qítiánlǐng), Mengzhu 萌渚嶺／萌渚岭 ( Méngzhǔlǐng) and Yuecheng 越城嶺／越城岭 ( Yuèchénglǐng)

Jiāolǐng

蕉岭

[蕉嶺]

Jiaoling County in Meizhou 梅州 ( Méizhōu), Guangdong

Chánglǐng

长岭

[長嶺]

Changling County in Songyuan 松原 ( Sōngyuán), Jilin

língyíng

岭𫶕

[岭巆]

deep in the mountains

Dūpánglǐng

都庞岭

[都龐嶺]

Dupang mountain range between south Hunan and Guangdong

Gōngchánglǐng

弓长岭

[弓長嶺]

Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市／辽阳市 ( Liáoyángshì), Liaoning

Tiělǐngxiàn

铁岭县

[鐵嶺縣]

Tieling county in Tieling 鐵嶺／铁岭 ( Tiělǐng), Liaoning

Méngzhǔlǐng

萌渚岭

[萌渚嶺]

Mengzhu mountain range between south Hunan and Guangxi

Tiělǐngshì

铁岭市

[鐵嶺市]

Tieling, prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng) in northeast China

Xìnghuālǐng

杏花岭

[杏花嶺]

Xinghualing district of Taiyuan city 太原市 ( Tàiyuánshì), Shanxi

Dàjílǐng

大吉岭

[大吉嶺]

Darjeeling, town in India

línlǐngquè

林岭雀

[林嶺雀]

(bird species of China) plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola)

gāolǐngtǔ

高岭土

[高嶺土]

kaolin (clay)
china clay

Yuèchénglǐng

越城岭

[越城嶺]

Yuecheng mountain range between south Hunan and Guangxi

Gōngzhǔlǐng

公主岭

[公主嶺]

Gongzhuling, county-level city in Siping 四平, Jilin

Jiāolǐng Xiàn

蕉岭县

[蕉嶺縣]

Jiaoling County in Meizhou 梅州 ( Méizhōu), Guangdong

Sōnglǐngqū

松岭区

[松嶺區]

Songling district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區／大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang

Sàyàn Lǐng

萨彦岭

[薩彥嶺]

Sayan Mountains, on the border of Russia and Mongolia

Chánglǐng Xiàn

长岭县

[長嶺縣]

Changling County in Songyuan 松原 ( Sōngyuán), Jilin

fēnshuǐlǐng

分水岭

[分水嶺]

dividing range
drainage divide
(fig.) dividing line
watershed

Lǐngdōngqū

岭东区

[嶺東區]

Lingdong district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山／双鸭山 ( Shuāngyāshān), Heilongjiang

Bādálǐng

八达岭

[八達嶺]

Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination

Qítiánlǐng

骑田岭

[騎田嶺]

Qitian mountain range between south Hunan and Guangdong

Wēnlǐngshì

温岭市

[溫嶺市]

Wenling, county-level city in Taizhou 台州 ( Tāizhōu), Zhejiang

Lǎoyelǐng

老爷岭

[老爺嶺]

Chinese name for Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russia's Primorsky Krai around Vladivostok

Shànggānlǐng

上甘岭

[上甘嶺]

Shanganling district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

Wūyīlǐng

乌伊岭

[烏伊嶺]

Wuyiling district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

Dàilǐngqū

带岭区

[帶嶺區]

Dailing district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

Dàyǔlǐng

大庾岭

[大庾嶺]

Dayu mountain range between southwest Jiangxi and Guangdong

Guānlǐngxiàn

关岭县

[關嶺縣]

Guanling Buyei and Hmong autonomous county in Anshun 安順／安顺 ( Anshùn), Guizhou

bāshānyuèlǐng

巴山越岭

[巴山越嶺]

to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain
good at climbing mountains

Gōngzhǔlǐngshì

公主岭市

[公主嶺市]

Gongzhuling, county-level city in Siping 四平, Jilin

zhōngyānghǎilǐng

中央海岭

[中央海嶺]

mid-ocean ridge (geology)

fānshānyuèlǐng

翻山越岭

[翻山越嶺]

lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom)
fig. hardships of the journey

Gōngchánglǐngqū

弓长岭区

[弓長嶺區]

Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市／辽阳市 ( Liáoyángshì), Liaoning

Wūyīlǐngqū

乌伊岭区

[烏伊嶺區]

Wuyiling district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

Shànggānlǐngqū

上甘岭区

[上甘嶺區]

Shanganling district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

Dàfēnjièlǐng

大分界岭

[大分界嶺]

Great Dividing Range, mountain range along the east coast of Australia

hètóulǐngquè

褐头岭雀

[褐頭嶺雀]

(bird species of China) Sillem's mountain finch (Leucosticte sillemi)

gāoshānlǐngquè

高山岭雀

[高山嶺雀]

(bird species of China) Brandt's mountain finch (Leucosticte brandti)

huāngshānyělǐng

荒山野岭

[荒山野嶺]

wild, mountainous country

chóngshānjùnlǐng

崇山峻岭

[崇山峻嶺]

towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)

Dàxīng'ānlǐng

大兴安岭

[大興安嶺]

Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province 黑龍江／黑龙江 ( Hēilóngjiāng) in northeast China
Daxing'anling prefecture

Xìnghuālǐngqū

杏花岭区

[杏花嶺區]

Xinghualing district of Taiyuan city 太原市 ( Tàiyuánshì), Shanxi

Qínlǐng Shānmài

秦岭山脉

[秦嶺山脈]

Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi, forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原／关中平原 ( Guānzhōng Píngyuán) and the Han River 漢水／汉水 ( Hànshuǐ) valley

Qínlǐngshǔzhàndào

秦岭蜀栈道

[秦嶺蜀棧道]