(lìng)

Spirit; soul; effective; agile

How 靈 is written

Strokes
24
Radical
— rain
Traditional
Simplified

Components

Common words using 靈

幽靈 yōulíng
specter; apparition; ghost
心靈 xīnlíng
bright; smart; quick-witted
精靈 jīnglíng
spirit; fairy; elf
靈感 línggǎn
inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor
靈犀 língxī
rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers; fig. mutual sensitivity; tacit exchange of romantic feelings
靈魂 línghún
soul; spirit
亡靈 wánglíng
departed spirit
失靈 shīlíng
out of order (of machine); not working properly; a failing (of a system)
小精靈 xiǎojīnglíng
elf
機靈 jīlíng
clever; quick-witted
水靈 shuǐlíng
vivid; full of life; fresh
生靈 shēnglíng
(literary) the people; living thing; creature

靈 in a sentence

他的腦筋很靈活。

Tā de nǎojīn hěn línghuó.

“He has a very agile mind.”

How common is 靈?

靈 is the 733rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 83.7% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 靈

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