líng

(small) bell

CL:隻|只[zhi1]

metal (钅) + [sound: líng] (令) = small bell

The metal radical tells you it is a small metal object; 令 gives the sound líng and does not add meaning here.

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响了,他去开门。

mén líng xiǎng le, tā qù kāi mén。

The doorbell rang, so he went to open the door.

那只的声音很清脆。

nà zhī líng de shēng yīn hěn qīng cuì。

The sound of that bell is very clear and crisp.

Words with 铃

金铃子

jīn líng zǐ

chinaberry (Melia azedarach)

铃木

líng mù

Suzuki (Japanese surname)

铃声

líng shēng

ring

铃兰

líng lán

lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)

铃铛

líng dang

little bell

铃鼓

líng gǔ

tambourine (musical instrument)

铜铃

tóng líng

bell made of copper or bronze

门铃

mén líng

doorbell

电话铃声

diàn huà líng shēng

(telephone) ring

电铃

diàn líng

electric bell

风铃

fēng líng

wind chimes

马兜铃科

mǎ dōu líng kē

Aristolochiaceae (birthwort family of flowering plants, including ginger)

More characters with 钅