(líng)

Zero; fragment; loose change

How 零 is written

Strokes
13
Radical
— rain
Traditional
Simplified
(unchanged)

Components

Common words using 零

零下 língxià
below zero
零食 língshí
between-meal nibbles; snacks
凋零 diāolíng
withered; wilted; to wither
孤零零 gūlínglíng
lone; isolated and without help; all alone
涕零 tìlíng
to shed tears; to weep
零件 língjiàn
part; component
零售 língshòu
to retail; to sell individually or in small quantities
零售店 língshòudiàn
shop; retail store
零度 língdù
zero degree
零星 língxīng
fragmentary; random; bits and pieces
零時 língshí
midnight; zero hour
零點 língdiǎn
zero (math.)

零 in a sentence

請問你有零錢嗎?

Qǐngwèn nǐ yǒu língqián ma?

“Excuse me, do you have any loose change?”

How common is 零?

零 is the 1,340th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 93.3% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 零

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