玲

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(onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑); tinkling of gem-pendants

9 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,841 U+73B2

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

王 (semantic, “jade”) + 令 (phonetic, lìng)

components: 王令

exquisite · Heisig RSH #2437

jewel + 令 orders

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 令

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 令 (lìng) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
令 sound component	lìng	command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
领	lǐng	neck, collar; lead, guide
冷	lěng	cold, cool; lonely
零	líng	zero; fragment, fraction
岭	lǐng	mountain ridge, mountain peak
邻	lín	neighbor; neighborhood
龄	líng	age; years
铃	líng	small bell
怜	lián	to pity, to sympathize with
伶	líng	clever; lonely, solitary
羚	líng	a species of antelope
鸰	líng	lark, wagtail; Motacilla species (various)
苓	líng	fungus, tuber; licorice
蛉	líng	dragonfly, sandfly; Libellulidae
呤	lìng	purine
囹	líng	prison, enclosure
拎	līn	to lift, to haul, to take
翎	líng	plume, tail feathers
聆	líng	to hear, to listen

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
爱德玲	Ài dé líng	Adeline (name)
林志玲	Lín Zhì líng	Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress
张爱玲	Zhāng Ài líng	Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
美玲	Měi líng	Meiling (female name); Zhou Meiling 周美玲[Zhou1 Mei3 ling2] (1969-), Taiwanese gay film dire…
丁玲	Dīng Líng	Ding Ling (1904–1986), Chinese novelist, author of the novel "The Sun Shines over the Sang…
八面玲珑	bā miàn líng lóng	be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
小巧玲珑	xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng	(idiom) dainty; delicate; exquisite
郑裕玲	Zhèng Yù líng	Carol "Dodo" Cheng Yu-Ling (1957-), Hong Kong actress and TV host
玲珑剔透	líng lóng tī tòu	exquisitely made; very clever
玲玲	líng líng	(onom.) tinkling (e.g. of jewels)
梵婀玲	fàn ē líng	(loanword) (archaic) violin
玲珑	líng lóng	(onom.) clink of jewels; exquisite; detailed and fine; clever; nimble
玎玲	dīng líng	(onom.) ding-a-ling; clink of jewels