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líng

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líng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
líng | ling2
English translation
a species of antelope

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About líng

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

líng

Contains the radical

Yáng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

sheep

Etymology of líng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

羊令

Semantic compound

Yáng

Phonetic compound

Líng

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using líng

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de : 为了 wèile 控制 kòngzhì Zàng yào 十四 shí sì wèi líng 牛角 niú jiǎo wán de 质量 zhìliàng .

Objective: To control the quality of Tibetan Medicine Shisiwei Lingniujiao Pill.

zhǐ 羚羊 líng yáng 无法 wú fǎ Cóng è 张开 zhāng kāi de 口中逃脱 táo tuō .

The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws.

Words with líng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
羚羊 líng yáng antelope羚羊 líng yáng
líng antelope líng
羚牛 líng niú takin (type of goat-antelope)羚牛 líng niú
鹅喉羚 é hóu líng goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) of Xinjiang鵝喉羚
扭角羚 niǔ jiǎo líng goat-antelope扭角羚 niǔ jiǎo líng

líng Decomposition & Compounds

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