Chinese symbol for “tinkling”
玲玲
líng líng
(onom.) tinkling (e.g. of jewels)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tinkling is 玲玲 (líng líng), defined as: (onom.) tinkling (e.g. of jewels).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “tinkling”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清脆 | qīng cuì | sharp and clear; crisp |
| 玎 | dīng | jingling; tinkling |
| 轻脆 (輕脆) | qīng cuì | sharp and clear; crisp |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 玲玲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玲珑 (玲瓏) | líng lóng | (onom.) clink of jewels; exquisite |
| 八面玲珑 (八面玲瓏) | bā miàn líng lóng | be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations) |
| 小巧玲珑 (小巧玲瓏) | xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng | (idiom) dainty; delicate; exquisite |
| 玲珑剔透 (玲瓏剔透) | líng lóng tī tòu | exquisitely made; very clever |
| 梵婀玲 | fàn ē líng | (loanword) (archaic) violin |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tinkling”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.