零 — Chinese character
零
líng
zero; fragment, fraction
- Pinyin
- líng
- Radical
- 173 ⾬ (Rain)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 雨 令
- Formation
- pictophonetic — raindrop; meaning component 雨; sound component 令
- Japanese
- 零 as a kanji
Common words with 零
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 零售 | líng shòu | to retail; to sell in small quantities |
| 零件 | líng jiàn | part; component |
| 零部件 | líng bù jiàn | spare part; component |
| 零星 | líng xīng | fragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces; sporadic; scattered |
| 零食 | líng shí | snack; nibbles |
| 零钱 (零錢) | líng qián | change (of money); small change |
| 零点 (零點) | líng diǎn | midnight; to order à la carte |
| 零售商 | líng shòu shāng | retailer; shopkeeper |
| 零下 | líng xià | below zero (esp. temperature) |
| 零碎 | líng suì | scattered and fragmentary; scraps |
| 凋零 | diāo líng | withered; wilted |
| 零散 | líng sǎn | scattered |
English words written with 零
零 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 1
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.