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零 líng zero

zero; small bits

How to remember 零: 雨 rain + 令 command = zero. The rain pours down on the football pitch until the referee gives the command to stop, with the score still at zero.

  • 1,342. most frequent character
  • HSK 1
  • 13 strokes
  • Radical 雨

Component breakdown

零 = 雨 rain + 令 command

  • 雨 rain
  • 令 command
The Gushi story

The rain pours down on the football pitch until the referee gives the command to stop, with the score still at zero.

How it is used

  • The number zero, and 'small/odd/fractional bits' - 零钱 (língqián) loose change, 零食 (língshí) snacks, 零件 (língjiàn) spare parts.
  • In spoken numbers it fills an internal gap: 一百零五 (yìbǎi líng wǔ) 105, 二零二六 (èr líng èr liù) 2026.
  • 零下 (língxià) means below zero (temperature); 零售 (língshòu) is retail (selling in small quantities).

Words with 零

Example sentences

  • 现在的气温是零度。 Xiànzài de qìwēn shì líng dù.The current temperature is zero degrees.
  • 店主给我找零钱。 Diànzhǔ gěi wǒ zhǎo língqián.The shop owner gave me the change.