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small bell

HSK 10 N1
líng
レイ、リン
すず
Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鈴)
kangxi+ orders =
small bell
Meaning component
jīn kangxi
metal
釒 is a component form of 金.
Phonetic component
lìng orders
command, order
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Simplified (铃)
Meaning component
jīn metal 🇨🇳
metal
钅 is a component form of 金.
Phonetic component
lìng orders
command, order
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [líng]
(small) bell; CL:隻|只[zhī]
Japanese
すず りん れい (old) 同音
noun bell (often globular)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
すず
Suzu female given namesurname
すずさき
Suzusaki surname
すずざき
Suzuzaki surname
べる
Beru female given name
りょう
Ryō female given name
りん
Rin female given name
れい
Rei female given namesurname