羚 (líng) is a Chinese character meaning “antelope”. It is written from 羊 (sheep; goat) and 令 (to order; a command), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
羊 + 令
Left–right structure
Structure from: IDS ⿰羊令 (cjkvi-ids / makemeahanzi decomposition, 构建期)；modern-glyph (hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：第 1–6 笔构成左旁 羊，第 7–11 笔构成 令)
Memory aid
A wild cousin of the sheep (羊) that bolts the instant it hears a command (令) — that nimble animal is the antelope.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 羚羊líng yángantelope羚 = líng
Go deeper
All readings
antelope
antelope; gazelle
羚羊，一种形状像山羊、善于奔跑的野生动物。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 羚羊líng yángantelope羚 = líng
Sound component
令 family tone diff
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 羚 mean?
羚 (líng) means antelope; gazelle.
How do you pronounce 羚?
It is pronounced líng.
What parts is 羚 made of?
羊 (sheep; goat) and 令 (to order; a command), side by side. The recorded source is: IDS ⿰羊令 (cjkvi-ids / makemeahanzi decomposition, 构建期)；modern-glyph (hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：第 1–6 笔构成左旁 羊，第 7–11 笔构成 令). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 羚 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 羚?
羊. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 羚?
Common ones are 羚羊. The reading of 羚 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.