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líng

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líng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
líng | ling2
English translation
clever
clever; lonely, solitary

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About líng

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

líng

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

person

Etymology of líng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻令

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

Líng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and Líng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using líng

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Jiào 聪明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì de 学生 xuésheng hěn 轻松 qīngsōng .

It is easy to teach smart students.

zài 这群过分 guòfèn 自信 zìxìn , 学识 xué shí 渊博 yuān bó , 伶牙俐齿 líng yá lì chǐ de rén 中间 zhōngjiān , zǒng 仿 fǎng 觉得 juéde 自己 zìjǐ 过于 guòyú 懒散 lǎn sǎn , bèn 头笨 nǎo de .

Among assertive, learned, or eloquent people, she seemed to feel her dowdiness and insufficiency.

shì 不错 bù cuò de 小伙子 xiǎohuǒzi ——聪明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì 而且 érqiě 性格开朗

He was a nice lad — bright and with a sunny disposition.

Words with líng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
líng clever líng
伶俐 línglì clever伶俐 línglì
聪明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì clever and quick-witted聰明伶俐
伶牙俐齿 líng yá lì chǐ having the gift of the gab伶牙俐齒
孤苦伶仃 gū kǔ líng dīng solitary and impoverished (idiom)孤苦伶仃 gū kǔ líng dīng
伶仃 líng dīng alone and helpless伶仃 líng dīng
名伶 míng líng famous actor or actress (Chinese opera)名伶 míng líng
伶人 líng rén actor伶人 líng rén
优伶 yōu líng actor優伶
瘦骨伶仃 shòu gǔ líng dīng emaciated瘦骨伶仃 shòu gǔ líng dīng

líng Decomposition & Compounds

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líng Decomposition

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