Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鈴)
Simplified (铃)
Notes
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欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈍 obtuse (trad/jp)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈕 push button (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)
Historical Evolution
铃
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
铃
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
铃
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
铃
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
铃
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
铃
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
铃
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
铃
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
铃
Regular
Modern
Chinese
铃 / 鈴 [líng]
(small) bell; CL:隻|只[zhī]
Japanese
bell (often globular)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鈴 すず
Suzu female given namesurname
鈴 すずさき
Suzusaki surname
鈴 すずざき
Suzuzaki surname
鈴 べる
Beru female given name
鈴 りょう
Ryō female given name
鈴 りん
Rin female given name
鈴 れい
Rei female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (37)
铃声 [língshēng] #6,416
ring
马铃薯 [mǎlíngshǔ] #9,007
potato
门铃 [ménlíng] #8,206
doorbell
铃铛 [língdang] #10,222
little bell
铃木 [Língmù] #18,648
Suzuki (Japanese surname)
警铃 [jǐnglíng] #14,222
alarm bell
哑铃 [yǎlíng] #30,737
dumbbell (weight)
杠铃 [gànglíng] #34,622
barbell
掩耳盗铃 [yǎn'ěrdàolíng] #39,747
lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
五十铃 [Wǔshílíng] #41,615
Isuzu
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JAPANESE WORDS (43)
呼び鈴 [よびりん] #19,785
bell (used for summoning or signalling)
予鈴 [よれい] #27,123
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly
⭐ 風鈴 [ふうりん] #30,651
wind chime
鈴口 [すずぐち] #31,074
entrance to a daimyo's mansion
鈴を鳴らす [りんをならす] #32,841
to ring a bell
鈴虫 [すずむし] #49,583
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica)
鈴蘭 [すずらん] #51,022
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
鈴を転がすよう [すずをころがすよう] #54,254
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
馬鈴薯 [ばれいしょ] #57,464
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
鈴なり [すずなり] #68,322
bunches (e.g. of fruit)
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KOREAN WORDS (1)