líng = li + (e)ng2
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
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How to pronounce 零

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

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+ (e)ng2 final

In the engine’s kitchen.

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零 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
líng = li + (e)ng2
used in 脊令[ji2 ling2] / used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])
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lǐng = li + (e)ng3
classifier for a ream of paper
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lìng = li + (e)ng4
to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem
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= yu + Ø3
rain / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]
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= yu + Ø4
(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet
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Characters with 零 as component

líng = li + (e)ng2
withered (plant, herb etc)
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Words with 零

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part / component
change (of money) / small change / pocket money
between-meal nibbles / snacks

Sentences with 零

零 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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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

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