龄 Strokes Write it Listen 龄 líng age; years HSK 5 13 strokes Radical 齿 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from齿meaningchǐteeth; gears, cogs; age令soundlìngcommand, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause How it works齿 hints at the meaning (age), and 令 lìng hints at the sound.