懂中文 Dong Chinese

玲

líng

tinkling of jade

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound.

Components
王 meaning component

王  Meaning component

wáng, wàng

  

king

令 sound component

令  Sound component

lìng, líng, lǐng

  

command

Evolution

玲 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
玲 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

玲  

líng

tinkling of jade; (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑); tinkling of gem-pendants

Most common words with 玲
Freq.
Word
Meaning

玲

tinkling of gem-pendants

玲珑

exquisite

林志玲

Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress

张爱玲

Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist

美玲

Meiling (female name)