鈴 (líng) — a small bell

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字

鈴 character · TOCFL B2 (est.)

鈴＝金＋令

ㄌㄧㄥˊ · líng

noun — a small bell

字源 FORM — what the parts do

金義metal

令聲lìng — gives the soundan order called out under a roof

Tlìng → líng — same syllable, the tone eased

A metal (金) shell that rings when shaken — a bell. 令 lìng carries the sound, worn from a falling tone to líng. It calls like an order does: 鈴聲, 門鈴, 風鈴.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一搖，金屬（金）的小殼叮叮響——像在喊（令）你。

One shake and the little metal (金) shell rings out — calling (令) you, the way an order does.

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意 · Meanings

(本義)鈴鐺、鈴聲— a bell; its ringing常用

→門鈴、風鈴、警鈴— doorbell; wind-chime; alarm bell

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension