零 meaning and pronunciation

零
Simplified/traditional character

零 English definition

líng
  • zero
  • nought
  • zero sign
  • fractional
  • fragmentary
  • odd (of numbers)
  • (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
  • fraction
  • (in mathematics) remainder (after division)
  • extra
  • to wither and fall
  • to wither

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • ○ : character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like 'X' in English); variant of 〇[ling2];
  • 〇 : zero;
  • 伶 : clever; (old) actor; actress;
  • 凌 : to approach; to rise high; thick ice; to insult or maltreat;
  • 呤 : purine (chemistry); to whisper;
  • 堎 : mound; tomb;
  • 夌 : to dawdle; the name of the father of the Emperor Yao;
  • 柃 : Eurya japonica;
  • 棂 : latticework on a window;
  • 泠 : sound of water flowing;
  • 灵 : quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin;
  • 玲 : (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑); tinkling of gem-pendants;
  • 瓴 : concave channels of tiling;
  • 笭 : bamboo screen;
  • 绫 : damask; thin silk;
  • 羚 : antelope;
  • 翎 : tail feathers; plume;
  • 聆 : to hear; to listen; to understand clearly;
  • 舲 : small boat with windows;
  • 苓 : fungus; tuber;
  • 菱 : Trapa natans; water caltrop;
  • 蕶 : withered (plant, herb etc);
  • 蛉 : sandfly;
  • 詅 : to sell;
  • 軨 : lattice work on front and sides;
  • 酃 : name of a district in Hunan;
  • 醽 : name of a wine;
  • 铃 : (small) bell; CL:隻|只[zhi1];
  • 陵 : mound; tomb; hill; mountain;
  • 霊 : Japanese variant of 靈|灵;
  • 霝 : drops of rain; to fall in drops;
  • 鲮 : mud carp (Cirrhina molitorella);
  • 鸰 : wagtail; lark;
  • 齢 : Japanese variant of 齡|龄;
  • 龄 : length of experience, membership etc; age
  • 𠱠 : 㫃

Sentences examples with 零

  • 今年是二零一二年。
    Jīnnián shì èr líng yī'èr nián.
  • 二十块零五分
    Èrshí kuài líng wǔ fēn
  • 您可以帮我换一些零钱吗？
    Nín kěyǐ bāng wǒ huàn yīxiē língqián ma?

Words containing 零, by HSK level

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