玲

Information about character(s)

Radical: 玉
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 9
Variants: 玲

Pronunciation

Pinyin: líng
Cantonese: ling4
JapaneseOn: REI ROU
Korean: LYENG
Vietnamese: liếng

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: tinkling of jade

CE-Dict: onomat. ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑)/tinkling of gem-pendants

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.tinklings of jades
2.exquisite
3.clever and nimble

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《玉部》玲玉聲。从玉令聲。

康熙字典文字版 【午集上】【玉字部】玲
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】郞丁切【正韻】離呈切，𠀤音靈。【說文】玉聲。【揚子·太𤣥經】唐素不貞，亡彼瓏玲。【註】瓏玲，金玉聲。【前漢·揚雄傳】前殿崔巍兮，和氏瓏玲。【註】師古曰：玲音零。孟康曰：以和氏璧爲梁璧帶也。其聲瓏玲也。晉灼曰：以黃金爲璧帶，合藍田璧。瓏玲，明見貌也。師古曰：晉說是。　又【集韻】力耕切，音磷。義同。

Han-De-Dict: exquisit (u.E.) (Adj, Lit); Bsp.: 小巧玲瓏小巧玲珑 -- klein und fein/das Klingeln aneinander stoßender Jadesteine (u.E.) (S); Bsp.: 玲玲盈耳玲玲盈耳 -- die Ohren voll haben mit dem Klingeln aneinander stoßender Jadesteine