| 零 | 514C40 31D.63-8 | 部居  | 畫數 13 | ㄌㄧㄥˊ [ling2] . [Usu. printed  ] | ||
| N. | The number zero: 一百零五105; 一千零一十, 1010; 點零零零三 .0003; 一點三 1.3; 零點零二五 0.025. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Withered: 凋零; 飄零 floating about. (2) Retail trade: 零賣，零售 [ling2mai4], [ling2shou4]↓. (3) Odd: 零頭 (兒) odd lots; 零件，零用 [ling2jian4], [ling2yong4]↓; 找零兒 give customer small change. | |||||
| Words | 1. 零丁 [ling2ding1], adj., alone without relatives (also wr. 伶仃). 2. 零度 [ling2du4], n., zero degree: 零下三度 three degrees below zero. 3. 零活（兒） [ling2huo2] ([er0]), n., odd jobs (dist. 靈活 31D.30). 4. 零件 [ling2jian4], n., (1) odds and ends, accessories; (2) spare parts. 5. 零亂 [ling2luan4], adj., confused, piled together. 6. 零落 [ling2luo4], adj., (of plants) withered, bare without leaves; (2) (family, etc.) in bad circumstances; (3) incomplete in a set. 7. 零賣 [ling2mai4], v.i. & t., sell by retail. 8. 零售 [ling2shou4], v.i. & t., ditto. 9. 零數 [ling2shu4], n., (1) the number zero; (2) remainder. 10. 零碎（兒） [ling2sui4] ([er0]), n., odd pieces, leftover: 零零碎碎 (adj.) too detailed, not welded together; (n.) such odd details. 11. 零頭（兒） [ling2tou2er0], n., remainder; (cloth) odd lots. 12. 零用 [ling2yong4], n., sundry expenses; pocket money. | |||||