龄

齡
líng
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Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

龄 combines 齿 teeth, a meaning part linked to age, with 令 lìng for the sound. It first meant a person’s age or number of years.

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Homophones

HSK 1
零líng
zero, nought, zero sign, fractional
HSK 5
铃líng
(small) bell
灵líng
spirit
陵líng
mound, tomb, hill, mountain
令líng
used in 脊令[ji2 ling2]
凌líng
to approach, to rise high, thick ice

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