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líng

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líng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
líng | ling2
English translation
(small) bell
CL: zhī
> zhǐ [zhī]
small bell

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About líng

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

líng

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

bell

Etymology of líng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

钅令

Semantic compound

jīn

Phonetic compound

Líng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and Líng represents the sound. Simplified form of líng .

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Example sentences using líng

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de 工作 gōngzuò shì xiāo 马铃薯 mǎ líng shǔ .

His job was to peel potatoes.

方才 fāng cái shè 几封 xìn de 时候 shíhou , 德雷格理发店 lǐ fà diàn 的铃声 xiǎng lái le .

Picking up the letters, Drago's shopbell ringing.

鸣铃 jiào 仆人 pú rén 过来 guò lái .

He rang for the servant to come up.

jiào 夏洛特 Xià luò tè , líng .

You get Charlotte. I'll ring the bell.

酷爱 kù aì 堆积如山 duī jī rú shān de kǎo 马铃薯 mǎ líng shǔ Jiā 酸奶 suān nǎi yóu .

He loves humongous baked potatoes piled high with sour cream.

Words with líng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
líng (small) bell líng
铃声 líng shēng ring鈴聲
马铃薯 mǎ líng shǔ potato馬鈴薯
门铃 mén líng doorbell門鈴
铃铛 líng dang little bell鈴鐺
铃木 Líng mù Suzuki (Japanese surname)鈴木
警铃 jǐng líng alarm bell警鈴
哑铃 yǎ líng dumbbell (weight)啞鈴
杠铃 gàng líng barbell槓鈴
掩耳盗铃 yǎn ěr dào líng to deceive oneself掩耳盜鈴
五十铃 Wǔ shí líng Isuzu五十鈴
电铃 diàn líng electric bell電鈴
棉铃 mián líng cotton boll (fruit)棉鈴
铃兰 líng lán lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)鈴蘭
车铃 chē líng bicycle bell車鈴
解铃还须系铃人 jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén fig. whoever started the trouble should end it解鈴還須繫鈴人
红铃虫 hóng líng chóng pink bollworm紅鈴蟲

líng Decomposition & Compounds

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líng Decomposition

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