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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ling2
- English meanings
- det.: zero, naught, nil
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 雨; bottom 令.
Meaning & sound clues
雨 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “raindrop”.
令 is identified as the sound component (lìng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 零.
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
bell
hill; mausoleum
get
age
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 零花钱
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- 零食