(Líng): surname Ling, sound of water flowing

(Líng) is a Chinese character meaning “surname ling.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical (water). It ranks #5028 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: water8 strokesFrequency #5028

Definitions

  1. surname Ling
  2. sound of water flowing

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

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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.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 泠 (Líng) mean in Chinese?
泠 (Líng) primarily means "surname ling." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #5028 in character frequency.
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.
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.