líng
numeral HSK 1

Meanings

  1. 1 zero (used in dates and numbers)
  2. 2 alternate written form of 零

Examples

èr líng èr wǔ nián
the year 2025
yāo líng yāo hào fángjiān
Room 101

Tips

usage
〇 is the circular form of zero used when writing years and numbers digit-by-digit, such as . The standard character is used in other contexts like math or amounts.
mistakes
〇 (ideographic zero, U+3007) is not the same as the letter O or the number 0. In handwriting this distinction barely matters, but in typed Chinese the correct character is 〇.