(líng)

HSK 7-910 strokes

surname Ling

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
líng
Meaning
surname Ling
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰冫夌

In this compound, the meaning comes from (ice); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

língchén
HSK 7-9

very early in the morning

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língluàn

messy; disarrayed; disheveled

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língjīng

(literary) icy cold; (literary) to shiver; to tremble

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to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)

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see 欺霜傲雪[qi1 shuang1 ao4 xue3]

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