零 (líng) — zero | HSK 1 Chinese

Character

Strokes: 13
Radical: 雨 — rain
Made of: 雨 rain 令 command, decree, order
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

现在是零度。 Xiànzài shì líng dù. It's zero degrees now.
今天零下五度。 Jīntiān líng xià wǔ dù. It's five below zero today.
我们有一百零五个学生。 Wǒmen yǒu yìbǎi líng wǔ ge xuésheng. We have a hundred and five students.
这个字是零吗？ Zhège zì shì líng ma? Does this character mean zero?
这个号有零吗？ Zhège hào yǒu líng ma? Is there a zero in this number?
零个学生来了。 Líng ge xuésheng lái le. Zero students came.
这本书有零页吗？ Zhè běn shū yǒu líng yè ma? Does this book have zero pages?
老师说零和一。 Lǎoshī shuō líng hé yī. The teacher talks about zero and one.
电话号里有零。 Diànhuà hào lǐ yǒu líng. There is a zero in the phone number.
你有零块钱吗？ Nǐ yǒu líng kuài qián ma? Do you have zero yuan?