1. 零

零

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  1. 零 is the 1340th most frequent character.
  2. 零 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 零 appears as a character in 39 words.
  4. 零 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
零 => 雨, 令
Radical :
零 => 雨 (rain), 人 (human), 丶 (dot), 龴 (N/A)
Graphical :
零 => 一, 冂, 丨, 丶, ㇀, 冫, 人, 丶, 龴

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ling2 - 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

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 零 (ling2): The component 令 is pronounced as 'ling2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 零 (ling2): The component 令 is pronounced as 'ling3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 零 (ling2): The component 令 is pronounced as 'ling4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

零 
零下 
零食 

Medium Frequency

凋零 
孤零零 
涕零 
零件 
零售 
零售店 
零度 
零星 
零时 (零時)
零点 (零點)
飘零 (飄零)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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