泠 (líng): surname Ling, sound of water flowing

泠 (líng) is a Chinese character meaning “sound of water flowing.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 令 (phonetic). It ranks #5028 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 泠 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 河 (hé, river), 海 (hǎi, sea), 洋 (yáng, ocean).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. surname Ling
  2. sound of water flowing

Etymology & Origin

泠

pictophoneticwater

Decomposition: ⿰氵令 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

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泠 appears in 0 compound words: 0 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这条泠流经三个省份,滋养了沿岸的农田。

zhè tiáo Líng liú jīng sān gè shěng fèn , zī yǎng le yán àn de nóng tián .

This cool stream flows through three provinces, nourishing the farmland along its banks.

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

浙江“西泠网拍”上线 搭建艺术品流通新通道

zhè jiāng xī Líng wǎng pāi shàng xiàn dā jiàn yì shù pǐn liú tōng xīn tōng dào

Zhejiang’s “Xiling Online Auction” Goes Live, Creating a New Channel for Artwork Circulation

中国新闻网·文化Jul 2026

西泠印社社员姚伟荣:方寸刀笔间 守正传文脉

xī Líng yìn shè shè yuán 姚 wěi róng : fāng cùn dāo bǐ jiān shǒu zhèng chuán wén mài

Yao Weirong, Member of the Xiling Seal Engraving Society: Preserving Tradition and Carrying Forward the Cultural Legacy Through the Art of Seal Engraving

中国新闻网·文化Jun 2026

近日,由西泠印社主办的“绝学举孴——金石拓本精品题跋展”在中国印学博物馆举行。

jìn rì , yóu xī Líng yìn shè zhǔ bàn de jué xué jǔ 孴 — — jīn shí tuò běn jīng pǐn tí 跋 zhǎn zài zhōng guó yìn xué bó wù guǎn jǔ háng .

Recently, the exhibition “A Rare Art Revived: Exhibition of Inscriptions on Fine Rubbings of Bronze and Stone Artifacts,” organized by the Xiling Seal Society, was held at the China Seal Art Museum.

中国新闻网·文化May 2026

她来中国两年多,最爱的博物馆是杭州的西泠印社(西泠印社内有中国印学博物馆)。

tā lái zhōng guó liǎng nián duō , zuì ài de bó wù guǎn shì háng zhōu de xī Líng yìn shè ( xī Líng yìn shè nèi yǒu zhōng guó yìn xué bó wù guǎn ) .

She has been in China for over two years, and her favorite museum is the Xiling Seal Society in Hangzhou (which houses the China Seal Art Museum).

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced líng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 泠 (líng) mean in Chinese?
泠 (líng) primarily means "sound of water flowing." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #5028 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 泠 and 冷?
泠 (líng) and 冷 (lěng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 氵 vs 冫 (same 令 component).
How many strokes does 泠 have?
泠 is written with 8 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 泠?
The radical associated with 泠 is 氵 (water). This radical appears in many characters related to water.
What are the components of 泠?
泠 is composed of: 氵 (semantic), 令 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰氵令 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What characters sound the same as 泠 (líng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation líng: 零 (zero), 龄 (age), 铃 (bell), 玲 ((onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑)), and 2 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 泠 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 泠 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.