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零 is the character for zero (0) and is pronounced líng. Note the tone marker for the second tone over the letter i. Pronounce this character in a low to high tone. To start learning to count, first get comfortable with the characters and pronunciations for the words for the numbers from 1 to 5. The first three characters are perhaps the easiest to remember because they are the same number of lines as the number they represent.  One (1) is 一 yī. Two (2) is 二 èr. Three (3) is 三 sān. Four (4) is 四 sì. Five (5) is 五 wŭ. Once you can say and write the characters for the first 5 numbers, move on to the numbers 6 through 10. Practice them the same way you practiced the numbers 1 through 5 until you have them memorized.  Six (6) is 六 liù. Seven (7) is 七 qī. Eight (8) is 八 bā. Nine (9) is 九 jiŭ. Ten (10) is 十 shí.

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Start with the character for zero (0). Count from 1 to 5. Continue counting from 6 to 10.