Chinese Word: 玲 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

玲

Pinyin: líng

English Definition: (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲珑 ); tinkling of gem-pendants

Chinese Definition:
①形容玉碰击的声音：玲玲作响。玲玲盈耳。玲珑(a。金玉碰击声，如“和銮玲玲”；b。形容器物细致精巧，如“小巧玲玲”；c。形容人的灵活敏捷，如“八面玲玲”此词现多形容为人处世手腕圆滑，面面俱到)。玲琅。玲玎。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 玉

Pictophonetic:令 indicates the sound; 王 (jade) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 王 [ wáng ] king, ruler; royal; surname
- 令 [ lìng ] command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause

Similar Characters: 怜伶冷龄铃岭拎玪

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玲珑	líng lóng	(onom.) clink of jewels; exquisite; detailed and fine; clever; nimble
小巧玲珑	xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng	dainty and delicate; exquisite
玲珑剔透	líng lóng tī tòu	exquisitely made; very clever
八面玲珑	bā miàn líng lóng	be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
娇小玲珑	jiāo xiǎo líng lóng	delicate and exquisite (idiom)

1		yù líng 玉玲： xiè xiè nǐ 谢谢你 de 的 dì tú 地图。 Yuling: Thanks for the map.
2		yù líng 玉玲： nǐ 你 wèi shén me 为什么 lái 来 zhè lǐ 这里？ Yuling: Why did you come here?
3		xiǎo líng 小玲， nǐ 你 zài 在 nà li 那里 zuò 做 shén me 什么？ Xiaoling, what are your doing there?
4		yù líng 玉玲： méi 没 a 啊， wǒ 我 bù 不 rèn wéi 认为 yǒu 有。 Yuling: No, I don't think so.
5		jiǎn nī 简妮： xiǎo líng 小玲， xīng qī sì 星期四 zǎo shang 早上 nǐ 你 huì 会 zuò 做 shén me 什么？ Janet:What are you going to do on Thursday morning, Xiaoling?

1		yù líng 玉玲： xiè xiè nǐ 谢谢你 de 的 dì tú 地图。 Yuling: Thanks for the map.
2		yù líng 玉玲： nǐ 你 wèi shén me 为什么 lái 来 zhè lǐ 这里？ Yuling: Why did you come here?
3		xiǎo líng 小玲， nǐ 你 zài 在 nà li 那里 zuò 做 shén me 什么？ Xiaoling, what are your doing there?
4		yù líng 玉玲： méi 没 a 啊， wǒ 我 bù 不 rèn wéi 认为 yǒu 有。 Yuling: No, I don't think so.
5		jiǎn nī 简妮： xiǎo líng 小玲， xīng qī sì 星期四 zǎo shang 早上 nǐ 你 huì 会 zuò 做 shén me 什么？ Janet:What are you going to do on Thursday morning, Xiaoling?