(líng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order

líng age; years (as in 年龄) HSK 4 recognition character (认读字) · 129 of 291
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 龄 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

HSK 4 Words Containing 龄

niánlíng age
你的年龄看起来比实际小。
Nǐ de niánlíng kànqǐlái bǐ shíjì xiǎo.
You look younger than your actual age.

Tasks Featuring 龄 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 年龄
lín All Characters luàn →

About the character 龄

(líng) means age; years (as in 年龄). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".