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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ling2
- English meanings
- (small) bell, CL:隻|只[zhi1]
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 钅; right 令.
Meaning & sound clues
钅 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “bell”.
令 is identified as the sound component (lìng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 铃.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
zero
make
actor; clever
insult; approach
another
mountain ridge
quick
listen
hill; mausoleum
zero
get
age
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 杠铃
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- 铃声
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