另

lìng

other

another; separate; separately

mouth (口) + force (力) = breaking off into another (另)

口 (mouth/opening) suggests a departure point — something breaking off. 力 here is mainly phonetic, lending the lìng sound rather than a clear semantic push.

口+力→另
力StrengthPhonetic
口MouthSemantic

我们另找一个地方坐吧。

wǒ men lìng zhǎo yī ge dì fang zuò ba。

Let's find another place to sit.

这件事另当别论,不能和那件事混在一起。

zhè jiàn shì lìng dāng bié lùn,bù néng hé nà jiàn shì hùn zài yī qǐ。

This matter should be treated separately and cannot be mixed together with that one.

Words with 另

另有

lìng yǒu

to have some other (reason etc)

另起炉灶

lìng qǐ lú zào

lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch

另辟蹊径

lìng pì xī jìng

to take an alternate route (idiom)

另一

lìng yī

another

另一半

lìng yī bàn

other half

另一方面

lìng yī fāng miàn

on the other hand

另册

lìng cè

the Other List (Qing dynasty register of outlaws)

另加

lìng jiā

to add to

另外

lìng wài

additional

另存

lìng cún

to save (a file) after options (name, location, format etc) have been selected by the user

另存为

lìng cún wéi

Save As ... (menu option in a software application)

另寄

lìng jì

to mail separately

More characters with 口

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