零
líng
HSK 1
#1,340 most
frequent character
zero, nought, zero sign, fractional
noun
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
零 líng pictures 雨 rain and uses 令 lìng as a sound part. It first meant a light rain shower. From there it grew to 'small; fraction' and 'zero; nil'.
Drawn as: rain
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Example Sentences
我家的电话号码是零一二三四五。
wǒjiā de diànhuà hàomǎ shì líng yī èrsānsì wǔ 。
My home phone number is zero one two three four five.
在数学中，零是一个特殊的数字。
zài shùxué zhōng ， líng shì yígè tèshū de shùzì 。
In mathematics, zero is a special number.
现在的温度是零度。
xiànzài de wēndù shì língdù 。
The current temperature is zero degrees.
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