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呤

lìng / líng
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

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.
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