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玲

líng

the tinkling of jewelry

🔤 Pictophonetic: 王 (jade) provides meaning, 令 provides pronunciation
HSK 9 strokes Common (19%)
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王
wáng
king, ruler; royal; surname
令
lìng
command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
⿰王令 i

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Component Tree i

wáng
王
king, ruler; royal; surname
💡 Ideographic: A man 十 bridging heaven and earth (both 一)
4 strokes HSK 5
lìng
令
command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
💡 Ideographic: A person kneeling before a master 人
5 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 玲 (13)

líng
玲 ↗
(onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as [[玎玲]] or [[玲瓏|玲珑]]) / tinkling of gem-pendants
ZhāngÀilíng
张爱玲 ↗
Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
Àidélíng
爱德玲 ↗
Adeline (name)
dīnglíng
玎玲 ↗
(onom.) ding-a-ling / clink of jewels
línglíng
玲玲 ↗
(onom.) tinkling (e.g. of jewels)
línglóng
玲珑 ↗
(onom.) clink of jewels / exquisite / detailed and fine / clever / nimble
línglóngtītòu
玲珑剔透 ↗
exquisitely made / very clever
xiǎoqiǎolínglóng
小巧玲珑 ↗
dainty and delicate / exquisite
Měilíng
美玲 ↗
Meiling (female name) / Zhou Meiling [[周美玲<ZhōuMěilíng>]] (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director
DīngLíng
丁玲 ↗
Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River [[太陽照在桑乾河上|太阳照在桑干河上]], attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party
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