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玲
líng
1. (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as [[玎玲]] or [[玲瓏|玲珑]])
2. tinkling of gem-pendants
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

玲
líng
the tinkling of jewelry
9 丶

Compound Words (12)

丁玲
DīngLíng
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
玎玲
dīnglíng
(onom.) ding-a-ling
玲玲
línglíng
(onom.) tinkling (e.g. of jewels)
玲珑
línglóng
(onom.) clink of jewels
美玲
Měilíng
Meiling (female name)
张爱玲
ZhāngÀilíng
Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
爱德玲
Àidélíng
Adeline (name)
林志玲
LínZhìlíng
Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress
郑裕玲
ZhèngYùlíng
Carol "Dodo" Cheng Yu-Ling (1957-), Hong Kong actress and TV host
八面玲珑
bāmiànlínglóng
be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
小巧玲珑
xiǎoqiǎolínglóng
dainty and delicate
玲珑剔透
línglóngtītòu
exquisitely made

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
1,854
Word Frequency Rank
3,755 of 84,292

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