零 (líng) — zero (the number)
Definition
numeral
zero (the number)
Examples
- 。Xiàn zài líng diǎn.It's midnight now.
- 零。líng Jiā yī děng yú yī.Zero plus one equals one.
- 。Wēn dù shì líng dù.The temperature is zero degrees.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
In 零, the 雨 part depicts thick raindrops falling from the sky; the 令 part gives the sound.
Grammar
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