Memory phrase for the character: 玲

玲

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Meaning

sound of tinkling (ting-a-ling) of gem-pendants

Pronunciation

líng

Explanation

 Left: King, jade 王, right: order, command 令 (here: image of a bell - cf. metal bell 铃 - (令 = bell's body , bell's bolt マ)

Mnemonic
 
The jade bell has tinkling sound.

Radicals

王 king
玉 jade, king
令 order, commandBased on "bell 铃 líng", this radical 令 can also be understood as a picture of a bell: (The sound of) the bell with the bell mallet マ gives now 今 the command (e.g. to come)




 Vocabulary

玲珑 líng lóng  onomat. clink of jewels; exquisite; detailed and fine; clever; nimble
郑裕玲 Zhèng Yù líng  Carol "Dodo" Cheng Yu-Ling (1957-), Hong Kong actress and TV host
八面玲珑 bā miàn líng lóng  be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
美玲 Měi Líng  Mei Ling (girl's name); Zhou Meiling 周美玲 (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director
美玲 Měi Líng  

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