Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Tooth (chǐ) Ling Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 1533, Entry 26 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced ling. Broad Refinements (Guangya): Ling means age. In ancient times, one referred to age as ling. Tooth is also referred to as ling.