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Meaning of 玲

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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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (jade) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ wáng ] king, ruler; royal; surname
    • [ lìng ] command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
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Example Words
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 tòu exquisitely made; very clever
八面玲珑 miàn líng lóng be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
娇小玲珑 jiāo xiǎo líng lóng delicate and exquisite (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
Xiaoling, what are your doing there?
2
Janet:What are you going to do on Thursday morning, Xiaoling?
3
Janet: Look, Xiaoling is sitting on the grass under the big banyan tree.
4
SUV
Grace heard someone talking to Reiko. The man from the SUV was trying to get Reiko to help open the door of the Mercedes, so he could pull her out to safety.
5
Then, between sobs, Reiko was able to tell her mother about the Expedition in front of her father's car. The driver had let their car collide with his, then slowed it to a stop.