Keyword
tinkling of gem-pendants
- the tinkling of jewelry
- Frequency
- #2829
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
líng
Mnemonic
王 (jade) gives the meaning and 令 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
玲
(onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲珑); tinkling of gem-pendants
张爱玲
Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
林志玲
Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress
玲珑
(onom.) clink of jewels; exquisite; detailed and fine; clever; nimble
玲玲
(onom.) tinkling (e.g. of jewels)
美玲
Meiling (female name); Zhou Meiling 周美玲 (ZhōuMěilíng) (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director
丁玲
Ding Ling (1904–1986), Chinese novelist, author of the novel "The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River" 太阳照在桑干河上 (TàiyángZhàozàiSānggānHéshàng), persecuted in the 1950s as "anti-Party"
八面玲珑
be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
小巧玲珑
(idiom) dainty; delicate; exquisite
玲珑剔透
exquisitely made; very clever
郑裕玲
Carol "Dodo" Cheng Yu-Ling (1957-), Hong Kong actress and TV host