零星
Old HSK 6
零星 (língxīng) · scattered
零星 (língxīng) means “scattered; sporadic; odd bits”. It is written with 2 characters: 零 (zero) + 星 (star). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 零星 is built
The characters
零 líng · zero
What 零 is made of
- 雨yǔ — rain
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 令lìng — command
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 雨 gives the meaning, 令 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
星 xīng · star
What 星 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 生shēng — life
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 日 gives the meaning, 生 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
今天有零星小雨。Jīntiān yǒu língxīng xiǎoyǔ.There will be scattered light rain today.
他只知道一些零星的消息。Tā zhǐ zhīdào yìxiē língxīng de xiāoxi.He only knows bits and pieces of the news.
Questions about 零星
What does 零星 mean?
零星 (língxīng) means “scattered; sporadic; odd bits”.
How do you pronounce 零星?
零星 is pronounced língxīng.
Which HSK level is 零星?
零星 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 零下língxiàbelow zero
- 零食língshísnack
- 零钱língqiánsmall change
- 零件língjiànpart
- 零花钱línghuāqiánpocket money
- 零língzero
- 星期xīngqīweek
- 星期日xīngqīrìSunday
- 星期天xīngqītiānSunday
- 明星míngxīngstar
Learn 零星 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 118: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.