零
líng
zero
nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither
rain (雨) + sound líng (令) = scattered drops, zero, fragments
Rain scattering into countless small droplets gave rise to the sense of fragments and remainders — the scattered few left over after the whole is accounted for. 令 mainly provides the sound líng; the rain radical carries the meaning.
这道题的答案是零。
zhè dào tí de dá àn shì líng。
The answer to this problem is zero.
他口袋里只剩下零钱了。
tā kǒu dài lǐ zhǐ shèng xià líng qián le。
He only has some loose change left in his pocket.
Words with 零
归零
guī líng
to reset to zero
零售商
líng shòu shāng
retailer
零距离
líng jù lí
zero distance
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
(idiom) everything broken and in disorder
清零
qīng líng
to restore sth to its initial state
雕零
diāo líng
variant of 凋零[diao1 ling2]
零工
líng gōng
temporary job; odd job
鸡零狗碎
jī líng gǒu suì
in pieces
零花钱
líng huā qián
pocket money
零和博弈
líng hé bó yì
zero-sum game (economics)
零数
líng shù
the part of a number which is discarded when rounding down
零丁
líng dīng
variant of 伶仃[ling2 ding1]