00984 Chinese character of 零 and pronounce ling4

The Chinese character【零】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes a number or a state. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Odds and ends. Explanation: (1) The withering of plants. Such as: “wither”, “scatter”. (2) Discrete. Such as: “drifting”, “scattered”. (3) Not a whole, remainder. Such as: “spare parts”, “change”, “lucky savings”. (4) The Arabic numeral “0” is used to represent the empty space in a number. (5)Dripping. Such as: “tears of gratitude”. (6) Lingding: feeling lonely and helpless. For example: “alone and helpless.”

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【零】:líng

Cantonese Jyutping of 【零】:ling4

Below is a description of the essential features of the character 【零】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【零】, for example:Describe a number or state , It means mainly odds and ends or fractions.The richness and complexity of Chinese characters enable various interpretations, some of which may exceed what is presented here.

【零】is an individual word whose meaning expands when incorporated into combinations, such as【零件、零散】(Mandarin Pinyin:líng jiàn 、líng sàn/ Cantonese Jyutping:ling4 gin6 、ling4 saan3)

This character is composed using 13 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Here is a sentence demonstrating the use of this character.:


他用備用的零件修好了機器。

He repaired the machine using spare parts.


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