Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: Ling Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 437, Entry 17 Pronounced ling (falling tone). Also pronounced ling (falling tone). In the Dictionary of Tang Dynasty Phonology (Tangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced ling (falling tone). According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it means to stop a horse. It is sometimes written in a variant form. Also, according to the Dictionary of Tang Dynasty Phonology (Tangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced ling. The meaning is the same. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced leng. According to the Extensive Refinement (Boya), it means to stop.