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Han character

零 (radical 173 雨+5, 13 strokes, cangjie input 一月人戈戈 (MBOII), four-corner 1030₇, composition ⿱⻗令)

References

• KangXi: page 1372, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42242
• Dae Jaweon: page 1880, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 4061, character 1
• Unihan data for U+96F6

Chinese

Pronunciation

Definitions

零

1. zero
2. fragment, fraction

   零星  ―  língxīng  ―  fragmentary

Compounds

• 零錢／零钱 (língqián)
• 零件 (língjiàn)
• 凋零 (diāolíng)

See also

Japanese

Kanji

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings

• Goon: りょう (ryō) (non-Jōyō reading)
• Kan’on: れい (rei)
• Kun: (archaic) あ.ゆ (零ゆ, a.yu), あ.える (零える, a.eru), あ.えす (零えす, a.esu), あ.やす (零やす, a.yasu), (rare) おちる (ochiru), こぼ.す (零す, kobo.su), こぼし (koboshi), (archaic) こぼ.る (零る, kobo.ru), こぼ.れる (零れる, kobo.reru), こぼ.れ (零れ, kobo.re), こぼれ (kobore), ぜろ (zero)
• Nanori: れい (rei)

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 零 ‎(leng) with an original meaning of a small rainfall. The character was later repurposed in 1248 by mathematician Li Ye to mean zero, 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, literally three hundred and remaining two, with the 零 character used as a means of skipping the tens place, by indicating zero tens.^[1]

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) れ​い [réꜜè] (Atamadaka - [1])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɺ̠e̞ː]

Alternative forms

• 〇

Noun

零 ‎(hiragana れい, romaji rei)

1. zero

Numeral

零 ‎(hiragana れい, romaji rei)

1. zero

Usage notes

The 〇 spelling is more common in numeric notation.

Proper noun

零 ‎(hiragana れい, romaji Rei)

1. A male given name

Etymology 2

The 連用形 ‎(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 零す, 溢す ‎(kobosu, “to spill something”).^[3][2]

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) こぼし​ [kòbóshíꜜ] (Odaka - [3])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞bo̞ɕi]

Noun

零 ‎(hiragana こぼし, romaji koboshi)

1. a spill (implying intent or fault by someone)
2. grumbling (as when one's emotions overflow)

Usage notes

More commonly spelled with the okurigana, as 零し. See that entry for more detail.

Etymology 3

The 連用形 ‎(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 翻れる, 零れる ‎(koboreru, “to spill, to be left over”).^[3][2]

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) こぼれ​ [kòbóréꜜ] (Odaka - [3])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞bo̞ɺ̠e̞]

Noun

零 ‎(hiragana こぼれ, romaji kobore)

1. a spill (implying a natural or unintended event)
2. remainder, leftover

Usage notes

More commonly spelled with the okurigana, as 零れ. See that entry for more detail.

Etymology 4

From English zero,^[3][2] or French zéro.^[3] The kanji spelling is ateji.

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) ぜ​ろ [zéꜜrò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ze̞ɺ̠o̞]

Alternative forms

• 〇

Noun

零 ‎(hiragana ぜろ, romaji zero)

1. zero

Numeral

零 ‎(hiragana ぜろ, romaji zero)

1. zero

Usage notes

The 〇 spelling is more common in numeric notation. The katakana spelling ゼロ is more common in general contexts.

References

1. ↑ 1999, 「算木」を超えた男: もう一つの近代数学の誕生と関孝和 ("Sangi" o Koeta Otoko: Mō Hitotsu no Kindai Sūgaku no Tanjō to Seki Takakazu, “The Man Who Went Beyond 'Counting Sticks': The Birth of Another Modern Mathematics, and Seki Takakazu”) (in Japanese), Wang Qing-xiang, Tōkyō: Toyo Shoten, ISBN 4-88595-226-3
2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. 1 2 3 4 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

Korean

Hanja

零 • ‎(ryeong→yeong, ryeon→yeon) (hangeul 령→영, 련→연, revised ryeong→yeong, ryeon→yeon, McCune-Reischauer ryŏng→yŏng, ryŏn→yŏn, Yale lyeng→yeng, lyen→yen)

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Vietnamese

Han character

• Hán Việt: lênh, linh, rinh

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