懂中文 Dong Chinese

齡

líng

age

Phonosemantic compound. 齒 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound.

Components
齒 meaning component

齒  Meaning component

chǐ

  

teeth

令 sound component

令  Sound component

lìng, líng, lǐng

  

command

Evolution

齡 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
齡 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
齡 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

龄 (齡) 

líng

age; years; length of experience, membership etc

Most common words with 齡
Freq.
Word
Meaning

年龄

(a person's) age

保龄球

bowling ball

龄

age

高龄

elderly

同龄

of the same age