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líng

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líng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
líng | ling2
English translation
zero
nought
zero sign
fractional
fragmentary
odd (of numbers)
(placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
fraction
(in mathematics) remainder (after division)
extra
to wither and fall
to wither
zero; fragment, fraction

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About líng

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

líng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí

Learning hint

raindrop

Etymology of líng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

雨令

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Líng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Líng represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to fall (of rain/snow)". The meaning later shifted to "scattered", "fragment", "fraction", "remainder", and "zero".

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Example sentences using líng

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dào huì 人数 rén shù 二百 guà líng ér .

Two hundred odd were present at the meeting.

饭菜 fàn cài 而外, Huán chī líng shí , 肚子 dùzi Yuè 显形 xiǎn xíng , jiù 觉得 juéde 越须 duō chī hǎo 东西 dōngxī ;不能 bù néng 亏着 zuǐ .

Aside from meals, Tigress had to eat between them.

zài duō yún de 天上 tiān shàng , zhǐ Néng 看到孤零零 gū líng líng de 一颗星星 xīng xing .

In that cloudy sky only one lone star could be seen.

计数器 jì shù qì dào líng , jiù huì 知道 zhīdào 录音 lùyīn Cóng 哪儿 nǎr 开始 kāishǐ .

Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts.

酒杯 jiǔ bēi 丁零 shēng diào zài 地上 dì shang .

The wine glass dropped to the floor with a tinkle.

Words with líng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
零售 líng shòu to retail零售 líng shòu
líng zero líng
零件 língjiàn part零件 língjiàn
零食 língshí snacks零食 língshí
零钱 língqián small change零錢
零部件 líng bù jiàn spare part零部件 líng bù jiàn
零下 líng xià below zero零下 líng xià
零售商 líng shòu shāng retailer零售商 líng shòu shāng
零花钱 líng huā qián pocket money零花錢
零星 língxīng random零星 língxīng
零时 líng shí midnight零時
孤零零 gū líng líng lone孤零零 gū líng líng
零用钱 líng yòng qián pocket money零用錢
凋零 diāo líng withered凋零 diāo líng
零碎 líng suì scraps零碎 líng suì
零度 líng dù zero degree零度 líng dù
零散 líng sǎn scattered零散 líng sǎn
飘零 piāo líng (fig.) drifting and homeless飄零
零点 líng diǎn midnight零點
零工 líng gōng odd job零工 líng gōng
零头 líng tóu odd零頭
七零八落 qī líng bā luò (idiom) everything broken and in disorder七零八落 qī líng bā luò

líng Decomposition & Compounds

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líng Decomposition

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líng Compounds

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