伶(líng)

7 strokes

(old) actor

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Character information

Pinyin
líng
Meaning
(old) actor; actress; (meaningless bound form)
Strokes
7
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 伶 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻令

In this compound, the meaning comes from 亻 (person); 令 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

亻rén令lìng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 伶 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 伶

Common words using 伶 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

líng伶rén人

(old) actor; actress

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líng伶dīng仃

alone and helpless

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líng伶lì俐

clever; witty; intelligent; deft; adroit

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líng伶yá牙lì俐chǐ齿

clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent

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kǒu口chǐ齿líng伶lì俐

eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence

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gū孤kǔ苦líng伶dīng仃

solitary and impoverished (idiom)

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shòu瘦gǔ骨líng伶dīng仃

(idiom) emaciated; scrawny

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cōng聪ming明líng伶lì俐

(idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted

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From 伶’s common words

人仃俐牙齿口孤苦

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