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Meaning of 灵
Pinyin
líng
Radical
火
Strokes
7
Definition
alert / departed soul / efficacious / quick / effective / intelligence
Usage
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灵 (líng)
1. 有效验。
(Effective or having confirmation.)
2. 聪明，不呆滞。
(Smart, not dull.)
3. 敏捷的心理活动。
(Agile mental activity.)
4. 精神。
(Spirit.)
5. 旧时称神或关于神仙的。
(Previously referred to gods or matters relating to deities.)
6. 反映敏捷，活动迅速。
(Reflects agility and quickness.)
7. 关于死人的。
(Related to the deceased.)
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靈 (líng) [Noun]
1. 古时楚人称跳舞降神的巫为灵 ([En.] dancing witch; sorceress)
Ancient Chu people called the witch who dances to summon spirits a "灵".
2. 神灵 ([En.] gods)
Divine spirits or gods.
3. 灵魂 ([En.] soul)
Soul or spirit of a person.
4. 敬辞。用以称有关鬼神的事物。对死者的敬称 ([En.] something pertaining to demons or gods)
A respectful term used for matters relating to ghosts or the deceased.
5. 灵柩的简称 ([En.] coffin; bier)
Abbreviation for a coffin or bier.
6. 指人的精神状态 ([En.] spirit; intelligence)
Refers to a person's spiritual state.
7. 通“軨”。窗中竖木 ([En.] lattice work; window lattice)
Refers to the vertical wooden beams in windows.
8. 指天、地、日、月等尊称及物品名 ([En.] the Heaven; sun; the earth; moon)
Titles or names referring to celestial bodies like Heaven, the sun, and the moon.
9. 威灵;福气，福分 ([En.] happiness)
Could refer to blessings or good fortune.
10. 通“苓”。茯苓 ([En.] tuckahoe)
Refers to a type of mushroom known as tuckahoe.
11. 通“舲”。有窗的小船 ([En.] a small house-boat with lookout windows)
Refers to a small boat that has lookout windows.
12. 通“令”。命令、法令 ([En.] laws and decrees; decree)
Refers to commands or decrees.
13. 姓 ([En.] a surname)
A family name or surname.
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靈 (líng) [Adjective]
1. 假借为“良”。善，美好 ([En.] good)
Another term that can refer to goodness or beauty.
2. 灵活;有灵性 ([En.] nimble; sharp)
Agile or possessing spirit/intellect.
3. 应验;灵验 ([En.] accurate)
Refers to something that is accurate or manifests well.
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illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration / to be struck by a brainwave
hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
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Input Method for 灵
Pinyin
ling2
Wubi
vou
Cangjie
smf
Zhengma
xbuo
Four Corner
17809
Unicode
U+7075
Stroke Number Category
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