零
líng
zero
Type: NumbersHSK 1
Made of 雨 (rain) on top and 令 (order) below, as the phonetic. It originally meant 'light rain', then 'small remainder', and finally 'zero'.
Used to read the digit 0 when it appears mid-number: 305 is read '三零五' (sān líng wǔ). In maths, 0 can be 零 or simply 〇 (a circle).
雨yǔrain
令lìngto command
我家的门牌号是三零五。
Wǒ jiā de ménpái hào shì sān líng wǔ.
My house number is three zero five (305).
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