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呤

lìng / líng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 嘌呤) purine, a nitrogen compound

Examples

HSK 7-9
海鲜和内脏的嘌呤含量很高。
Hǎixiān hé nèizàng de piàolìng hánliàng hěn gāo.
Seafood and organ meats are high in purine.
HSK 7-9
医生让他吃低嘌呤饮食。
Yīshēng ràng tā chī dī piàolìng yǐnshí.
The doctor told him to eat a low-purine diet.

Tips

usage
Read 呤 the character exists almost solely for the chemistry word 嘌呤 (purine), the compound gout patients watch in their food. It does not stand alone in everyday Chinese.

Components

radical
口 kǒu
mouth
The mouth radical 口 marks this as a coined transliteration glyph; in 嘌呤 it works purely to spell a chemical name.
phonetic
令 lìng
to order; command
令 supplies the sound 呤 / 呤; it carries no meaning, working only as the phonetic.

Stroke Order

呤 lìng