铃 - líng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 5 - Hard
10 strokes
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铃 (鈴)

líng

Definition

(small) bell

Character Decomposition

Related words (28)

铃兰

líng lán

lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)

铃声

líng shēng

ring; bell; ringtone; ringing of a bell; bell stroke; tintinnabulation

little bell

tambourine (musical instrument); bell and drum

jingle

dumbbell (weight)

kettlebell, girya

baby mobile; crib mobile

彩铃

cǎi líng

caller ring-back tone (CRBT); ring-back tone (RBT)

扯铃

chě líng

diabolo; Chinese yo-yo

barbell

cotton boll (fruit)

electric bell

alarm bell

bicycle bell

bicycle bell (with revolving cap)

铜铃

tóng líng

bell made of copper or bronze

doorbell

alarm (clock)

violin (loanword)

pink bollworm; Pectinophora gassypiella

金铃子

jīn líng zi

chinaberry (Melia azedarach)

potato

(telephone) ring; ringing

alarm clock

aristolochic acid

mashed potato

Idioms (2)

掩耳盗铃

yǎn ěr dào líng

(lit.) to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)

解铃还须系铃人

jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén

(lit.) whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom); (fig.) whoever started the trouble should end it

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