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CHINESE CHARACTER

líng

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zero

Numbered pinyin
ling2
English meanings
zero (used as a numeral); the character for zero

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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    jīnnián今年shì是èr二líng〇èr二wǔ五nián年。

    This year is 2025.

  2. 02

    tā他de的diànhuà电话hàomǎ号码lǐ里yǒu有sān三gè个líng〇。

    There are three zeros in his phone number.

  3. 03

    tā他shì是bā八líng〇hòu后。

    He was born in the 1980s.

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  • 八〇后