龄
HSK 5

龄 (líng): age, years

líng

age, years

Pinyin

líng

HSK Level

Level 5

Characters

1

English Meaning

age, years

How to Write 龄 (líng)

龄 is written in 13 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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Origin of 龄

A phono-semantic compound: 齿 (age) carries the meaning, and 令 hints at the pronunciation.

What 龄 is Made Of

龄 is built from 2 components:

齿teeth
令command, decree, order

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Words Using 龄

Common Chinese words that contain 龄:

年龄

niánlíng

Characters Related to 龄

These characters share a building block with 龄:

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邻

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铃

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领

领

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零

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冷

冷

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