CHINESE CHARACTER

零 (líng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

líng

zero; fragment, fraction

HSK 113 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

雨

Primary radical

雨 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 零.

令

Phonetic component

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

STROKES · 13

Write 零 in 13 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 零

零líng

HSK 1 · zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers)

零下líng xià

HSK 4 · below zero (esp. temperature)

零花钱línghuāqián

HSK 4 · pocket money; allowance

零钱língqián

HSK 4 · change (of money); small change; pocket money

零食língshí

HSK 4 · snack; nibbles

孤零零gūlínglíng

HSK 7-9 · lone; isolated and without help; all alone; solitary

Examples using 零

零

2010这个数字里有两个零。

2 0 1 0 zhè ge shù zì lǐ yǒu liǎng gè líng。

There are two zeros in the number "2010."

零下

现在是零下十度。

Xiàn zài shì líng xià shí dù。

It is ten degrees below zero now.

零钱

有零钱吗？

Yǒu líng qián ma？

Do you have small change?

FAQ

What does 零 (líng) mean in Chinese?

zero; fragment, fraction

How do you write 零 in stroke order?

零 has 13 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 零?

雨 is the radical in 零. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 零?

零 (líng): zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); 零下 (líng xià): below zero (esp. temperature); 零花钱 (línghuāqián): pocket money; allowance.