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铃 (líng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 5

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 铃

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How to write 铃 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 铃

铃 stroke order diagram

3.

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铃=钅metal+令command

A metal (钅) bell that makes a sound like a command (令) — a bell or chime.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 铃

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 铃

HSK words that contain this character.

掩耳盗铃

yǎn ěr dào líng

deceive oneself

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 铃 is used in context

shàng上

kè课

líng铃

shēng声

xiǎng响

qǐ起

，

Information

Pinyinlíng

Meaningbell

Strokes10

Radical钅

Traditional鈴

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1496

Zhuyinㄌㄧㄥˊ

UnicodeU+94C3

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wǒ我

men们

zǒu走

jìn进

jiào教

shì室

。

The class bell rang and we entered the classroom.

xiǎo小

māo猫

bó脖

zi子

shàng上

guà挂

zhe着

yí一

gè个

xiǎo小

líng铃

dang铛

。

The kitten has a small bell hanging on its neck.

qǐng请

àn按

mén门

líng铃

，

huì会

yǒu有

rén人

lái来

kāi开

mén门

。

Please ring the doorbell, someone will come to open the door.

mén门

shàng上

de的

líng铃

xiǎng响

le了

。

The bell on the door rang.

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