龄 líng age; length of experience, membership etc

Made up of [齿 chǐ tooth , 令 lìng to order; to command; an order ]
Alternative traditional form of character: 齡
Made with 13 strokes.
Ling (to order) gives phonetic, the tooth radical gives idea of judging age by the teeth

Related characters


Also uses 令 lìng component: 冷 lěng (cold) 怜 lián (to pity) ; 邻 lín (neighbor) ; 领 lǐng (neck) ; 零 líng (zero)

Sounds same

零 líng (zero) ; 陵 líng (mound)

Different tone

领 lǐng (neck) ; 另 lìng (other) ; 令 lìng (to order)

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