零líng
zero; fragment, fraction. 13 strokes, radical 雨, first met in HSK 1.
How to write 零
Strokes 1–8 write 雨, then strokes 9–13 write 令.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 零 · the stroke-order rules
What 零 is made of
雨 (yǔ, rain) and 令 (lìng, command).
雨 carries the meaning — raindrop — and 令 carries the sound.
Words that use 零
| 零 | zero 表示空无缺失无数字符的基数整数 今天的账目算得很准，误差数字正好是零。Today's accounts came out exact — the error is precisely zero. Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 26, 见老邻居数椅子 |
| 零下 | below zero 温度低于零度 冬夜气温偶尔降至零下。On winter nights, the temperature occasionally drops below zero. Lesson 49, 路边凉快 · 融会贯通与嘉言懿行 · Interconnected Learning, Virtuous Speech & Mindful Living |
| 零食 | snacks 正餐之外用来解馋的小吃 船舱里备了不少零食。The cabin was stocked with plenty of snacks. Lesson 314, 远洋筑梦与航程秘语 · 匠心筑梦与浮世清晖 · Master Crafts, Ocean Dreams & Creative Vistas |
Characters that share the sound part 令
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 雨
All 7 of them, and what the radical means, on the 雨 radical page.