玲

líng

l+íng·2nd tone

(onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or)

Radical: 王 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

理王珠环球班玩现珍琴瑶瑞

Same radical

理王珠环球班玩现珍琴瑶瑞琼琐录

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Character Decomposition

玲=王+令

Etymology

jade

Meanings

(onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or)

tinkling of gem-pendants

líng

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Words with 玲 21 total

(onom.) ding-a-ling · clink of jewels玎玲dīng líng (onom.) tinkling (e.g. of jewels)玲玲líng líng (onom.) clink of jewels · exquisite · detailed and fine · clever · nimble玲珑líng lóng Ding Ling (1904–1986), Chinese novelist, author of the novel "The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River", persecuted in the 1950s as "anti-Party"丁玲Dīng Líng Meiling (female name) · Zhou Meiling 周美玲 (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director美玲Měi líng Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist张爱玲Zhāng Aì líng Adeline (name)爱德玲Aì dé líng Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress林志玲Lín Zhì líng (loanword) (archaic) violin梵婀玲fàn ē líng Carol "Dodo" Cheng Yu-Ling (1957-), Hong Kong actress and TV host郑裕玲Zhèng Yù líng be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)八面玲珑bā miàn líng lóng (idiom) dainty; delicate; exquisite小巧玲珑xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng

Idioms with 玲 8 total Chain

be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)八面玲珑bā miàn líng lóng exquisitely made · very clever玲珑剔透líng lóng tī tòu (idiom) dainty; delicate; exquisite小巧玲珑xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng

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