CHINESE CHARACTER

铃 (líng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

líng

small bell

HSK 510 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

钅

Primary radical

钅 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 铃.

令

Phonetic component

令 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 10

Write 铃 in 10 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 铃

铃líng

HSK 5 · (small) bell

掩耳盗铃yǎn’ěr-dàolíng

HSK 7-9 · lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)

Examples using 铃

铃

铃响了。

Líng xiǎng le。

The bell rang.

FAQ

What does 铃 (líng) mean in Chinese?

small bell

How do you write 铃 in stroke order?

铃 has 10 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 铃?

钅 is the radical in 铃. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 铃?

铃 (líng): (small) bell; 掩耳盗铃 (yǎn’ěr-dàolíng): lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand (idiom).