零(líng)

HSK 113 strokes

zero

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
líng
Meaning
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
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 零 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱雨令

In this compound, the meaning comes from 雨 (raindrop); 令 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

雨yǔ令lìng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 零 step by step

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

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Words with 零

Common words using 零 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

líng零xià下
HSK 2

below zero (esp. temperature)

Open 零下 page →
gū孤líng零líng零
HSK 7-9

lone

Open 孤零零 page →
líng零jiàn件
HSK 7-9

part

Open 零件 page →
líng零shòu售
HSK 7-9

to retail

Open 零售 page →
diāo凋líng零

withered; wilted; to wither; to fade; to decay

Open 凋零 page →
zhǎo找líng零

to give change (after a cash transaction); the change (money) given back

Open 找零 page →
mǒ抹líng零

(of a seller) to round down the fractional part of a bill

Open 抹零 page →
qī七líng零bā八suì碎

bits and pieces

Open 七零八碎 page →

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一七三上下不东两

From 零’s common words

下孤件售凋找抹七

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