líng
○
zero; placeholder for empty digit
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Meanings
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placeholder for an empty digit in numbers; zero
formalUsed primarily in written contexts like dates, addresses, and serial numbers to represent a digit of zero. It is interchangeable with the character "零" in this specific numerical function.
Wǒ我
de的
fáng房
jiān间
shì是
sān三
líng○
liù六
hào号
。
My room is number 306.
Èr二
líng○
líng○
wǔ五
nián年
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
yī一
nián年
。
The year 2005 was an important year.
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Diàn电
huà话
hào号
mǎ码
shì是
líng○
èr二
líng○
-－
yī一
èr二
sān三
sì四
wǔ五
liù六
。
The phone number is 020-123456.
Shì试
juàn卷
shàng上
de的
tí题
mù目
biān编
hào号
shì是
dì第
líng○
yī一
tí题
。
The question number on the exam paper is question 01.