龄
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líng · age

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13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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齿Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 龄

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língWords pronounced líng
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Example sentences

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Tā de nián líng shì tā de liǎng bèi.他的年龄是她的两倍。

He is twice as old as she is.

Source: Tatoeba #1415824 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ hé wǒ tóng líng.你和我同龄。

You and I are the same age.

Source: Tatoeba #1423324 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ néng cāi dào wǒ de nián líng ma?你能猜到我的年龄吗?

Can you guess how old I am?

Source: Tatoeba #333677 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de nián líng shì duō shǎo?你的年龄是多少?

How old are you?

Source: Tatoeba #345434 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de mèimei hái méi dào shàng xué de nián líng.我的妹妹还没到上学的年龄。

My sister is too young to go to school.

Source: Tatoeba #564565 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Méi yǒu rén néng cāi dé zhǔn tā de nián líng.没有人能猜得准她的年龄。

Nobody can guess her age.

Source: Tatoeba #1790076 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 龄 in context

  1. Say líng, then recall the core meaning: age.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 高龄 (gāo líng), meaning “elderly”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 龄 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.