• 1340th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 75 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. líng (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 líng (ling2)The component is pronounced as 'líng' (ling2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for líng (ling2)The component is pronounced as 'lǐng' (ling3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for líng (ling2)The component is pronounced as 'lìng' (ling4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

零下 
零食 

Uncommon

凋零 
孤零零 
涕零 
零件 
零售 
零售店 
零度 
零星 
零时 (零時)
零碎 
零花钱 (零花錢)
零点 (零點)
飘零 (飄零)

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  • 1418th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 54 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. suì (sui4)to break down • to break into pieces • fragmentary

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

心碎 
破碎 
碎片 

Uncommon

切碎 
打碎 
捣碎 (搗碎)
撕碎 
支离破碎 (支離破碎)
琐碎 (瑣碎)
碎掉 
粉碎 
粉身碎骨 
杂碎 (雜碎)
零碎 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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