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零
Mandarin · pinyin líng
Meanings
- zero
- nought
- zero sign
- fractional
- fragmentary
- odd (of numbers)
- (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
- fraction
- (in mathematics) remainder (after division)
- extra
- to wither and fall
- to wither
Characters in this entry
- 零
- líng · zero; fragment, fraction
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Mandarin tones
2 · ling2
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 11 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
lin4 · ling4
Cantonese word readings for 零. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- fragmentary; scattered
- fraction; remainder
- zero
- (Cantonese, Hakka, Northern Min, Eastern Min) Used after a number or a classifier to express a small remaining quantity.
- (gay slang) bottom
- (obsolete) drizzle
- (literary, of precipitation or tears) to fall
- (of plants or flowers) to wither and fall
- (Cantonese, cant, in 之辰代碼 /之辰代码) six
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- only used in 先零／先零 and 西零／西零 (Xīlián)
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