棱 Strokes Write it Listen 棱 léng squared timber; angle, corner, edge HSK 7–9 12 strokes Radical 木 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from木meaningmùtree; wood, lumber; wooden夌soundlíngto dawdle; the name of the father of the Emperor Yao How it works木 hints at the meaning (wood), and 夌 líng hints at the sound.