零
Meanings
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- 1.zero
- 2.nought
- 3.zero sign
- 4.fractional
- 5.fragmentary
- 6.odd (of numbers)
- 7.(placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
- 8.fraction
- 9.(in mathematics) remainder (after division)
- 10.extra
- 11.to wither and fall
- 12.to wither
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Wiktionary
- 1.fragmentary; scattered
- 2.fraction; remainder
- 3.zero
- 4.Used after a number or a classifier to express a small remaining quantity.
- 5.bottom
- 6.drizzle
- 7.to fall
- 8.to wither and fall
- 9.six
- 10.a surname
- 11.only used in 先零／先零 and 西零／西零 (Xīlián)
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *riːŋ, *reːŋ, *reːŋs): semantic 雨 (“rain”) + phonetic 令 (OC *ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs). On the oracle bone script, only thick raindrops are depicted falling from the sky. Unclear. Schuessler (2007) proposes several possibilities: * From Austroasiatic; compare Khmer ភ្លៀង (phliəng, “rain”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(p)liɲ ~ *(p)liəɲ ~ (p)liiɲ (“sky, rain”). * Possibly related to Jingpho marang (“rain”), for which STEDT sets up Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-raŋ (“rain”). Starostin also relates it to this Jingpho word and sets up Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rēŋ (“to drop”), also comparing Tibetan སྤྲིན (sprin, “cloud”) and Burmese ရည် (rany, “liquid; juice”). * Possibly related to 隕 (OC *ɢunʔ, “to drop”) and 霣 (OC *ɢunʔ, “to rain; to fall down like rain”) if one assumes Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/s/g-wa (“water; rain”) (or its variant *rwe-) can be simplified to *re- and *we-. The character was later repurposed in 1248 by mathematician Li Ye as a placeholder, extending from its a little bit (of rain) meaning to indicate a bit more remaining. In Li Ye's notation, a number like 302 would be represented as 三百零二 (èr), literally three hundred and remaining two, with the 零 character used as a means of skipping the tens place, by indicating zero tens. It would thus implicitly take on the meaning of zero.
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Components
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Example sentences
零在一前面。
Zero comes before one.
這是你零錢。
Here is your change.
湯姆有一大罐零錢。
Tom has a large jar of pennies.
你為什麼需要零錢?
Why do you need change?
你找錯了零錢給我。
You gave me the wrong change.
對不起, 我沒有零錢。
I'm sorry, I don't have change.
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