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灵
Trad. 靈
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 火
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 7
Structure
Decomp. 彐火
Prononciation
Mandarin líng
Entry Methods
Pinyin ling2
Kanji /
Cangjie
 SMF
尸一火
Sijiao 1780.0
Wubi VOU
CNS 11643 3-2662
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+7075
GB2312 C1E9
灵 líng quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin
Results beginning with 灵
灵魂 líng hún soul / spirit
灵活 líng huó flexible / nimble / agile
灵感 líng gǎn inspiration / insight / a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor
灵异 líng yì deity / monster / strange / mysterious / supernatural
灵气 líng qì spiritual influence (of mountains etc) / cleverness / ingeniousness
灵敏 líng mǐn smart / clever / sensitive / keen / quick / sharp
灵通 líng tōng fast and abundant (news) / clever / effective
灵性 líng xìng spiritual nature / spirituality / intelligence (esp. in animals)
灵光 líng guāng divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good!
灵芝 líng zhī lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
灵巧 líng qiǎo deft / nimble / ingenious
灵犀 líng xī rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers / fig. mutual sensitivity / tacit exchange of romantic feelings / a meeting of minds
灵药 líng yào legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem
灵验 líng yàn efficacious / effective / (of a prediction) accurate / correct
灵堂 líng táng mourning hall / funeral hall
灵机 líng jī sudden inspiration / bright idea / clever trick
灵柩 líng jiù coffin containing a corpse
灵位 líng wèi memorial tablet
灵便 líng biàn quick / agile / nimble / easy to handle / handy
灵猫 líng māo civet (arboreal cat) / viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet)
灵车 líng chē hearse
灵媒 líng méi spirit medium
灵牌 líng pái spirit tablet / memorial tablet
灵渠 Líng qú Lingqu, canal in Xing'an county 興安|兴安[Xing1 an1], Guangxi, built in 214 BC to link the Yangtze 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1] to the Pearl River 珠江[Zhu1 jiang1]
灵妙 líng miào wonderful / ingenious / clever
灵宝 Líng bǎo see 靈寶市|灵宝市[Ling2bao3 Shi4]
灵璧 Líng bì Lingbi, a county in Suzhou 宿州[Su4zhou1], Anhui
灵长 líng cháng long life and prosperity
灵川 Líng chuān Lingchuan county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi
灵床 líng chuáng bier / bed kept as it was when the deceased was alive
灵动 líng dòng to be quick-witted
灵恩 Líng ēn Charismatic Christianity
灵泛 líng fàn nimble / agile
灵符 líng fú a Daoist talisman
灵怪 líng guài a goblin / a spirit
灵棺 líng guān a bier / a catafalque (memorial platform) / a coffin
灵界 líng jiè spiritual world
灵快 líng kuài agile / quick
灵利 líng lì clever / bright / quick-witted
灵命 líng mìng the will of Heaven / the will of God
灵丘 Líng qiū Lingqiu county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
灵山 Líng shān Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[Qin1 zhou1], Guangxi
灵石 Líng shí Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
灵寿 Líng shòu Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei
灵塔 líng tǎ memorial pagoda
灵台 Líng tái Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu
灵体 líng tǐ soul
灵武 Líng wǔ see 靈武市|灵武市[Ling2wu3 Shi4]
灵醒 líng xǐng (of senses, mind etc) alert / keen / clear-minded
灵语 líng yǔ tongues (spiritual gift)
灵长 líng zhǎng primate (monkey, hominid etc)
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灵活性 líng huó xìng flexibility
灵敏度 líng mǐn dù (level of) sensitivity
灵长类 líng zhǎng lèi primate (monkey, hominid etc)
灵宝派 líng bǎo pài Lingbao
灵宝市 Líng bǎo shì Lingbao, county-level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽市|三门峡市[San1men2xia2 Shi4], Henan
灵璧县 Líng bì xiàn Lingbi, a county in Suzhou 宿州[Su4zhou1], Anhui
灵川县 Líng chuān xiàn Lingchuan county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi
灵恩派 Líng ēn pài Charismatic Movement
灵蝠属 líng fú shǔ Diclidurus
灵谷寺 Líng gǔ sì Linggu temple (Nanjing)
灵骨塔 líng gǔ tǎ columbarium
灵猫类 líng māo lèi a civet (arboreal cat) / viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet)
灵雀寺 Líng qiǎo sì Nyitso Monastery in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
灵丘县 Líng qiū xiàn Lingqiu county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
灵山县 Líng shān xiàn Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[Qin1 zhou1], Guangxi
灵石县 Líng shí xiàn Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
灵寿县 Líng shòu xiàn Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei
灵枢经 Líng shū jīng Lingshu Jing (Divine Pivot, or Spiritual Pivot), ancient Chinese medical text (c. 1st century BC)
灵台县 Líng tái xiàn Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu
灵武市 Líng wǔ shì Lingwu, county-level city in Yinchuan 銀川市|银川市[Yin2chuan1 Shi4], Ningxia
灵吸怪 líng xī guài illithid
灵长目 líng zhǎng mù primate order (including monkeys, hominids etc)
灵机一动 líng jī yī dòng a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom) / to hit upon an inspiration / to be struck by a brainwave
灵丹妙药 líng dān miào yào effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom) / fig. wonder-cure for all problems / panacea / elixir
灵活翻译  agile translation
灵活学校  active school
灵的世界 líng de shì jiè spirit world
灵魂伴侣 líng hún bàn lu:3 soulmate
灵魂出窍 líng hún chū qiào out-of-body experience
灵魂人物 líng hún rén wù key figure / the linchpin of sth
灵魂深处 líng hún shēn chù in the depth of one's soul
灵活保障 líng huó bǎo zhàng flexicurity
灵活机制 líng huó jī zhì flexible instrument / flexible mechanism
灵气疗法 líng qì liáo fǎ Reiki (palm healing)
灵犀相通 líng xī xiāng tōng kindred spirits
灵敏度分析  sensitivity analysis
灵感触发图 líng gǎn chù fā tú mind map
灵活性机制 líng huó xìng jī zhì flexibility mechanism
灵犀一点通 líng xī yī diǎn tōng mental rapport / likeness of mind / spiritual link
灵长类动物 líng zhǎng lèi dòng wù primates
灵活信贷额度  Flexible Credit Line
灵活行动情报小组  Flexible Operational Intelligence Team
Approximate Results for 灵
精灵 jīng líng spirit / fairy / elf / sprite / genie
心灵 xīn líng bright / smart / quick-witted / heart / thoughts / spirit
幽灵 yōu líng specter / apparition / ghost
亡灵 wáng líng departed spirit
机灵 jī ling clever / quick-witted
百灵 bǎi líng lark (bird of family Alaudidae)
神灵 shén líng god / spirit / demon / occult or supernatural entities in general
水灵 shuǐ líng (of fruit etc) fresh / (of a person etc) full of life / healthy-looking / (of eyes) moist and bright / lustrous
生灵 shēng líng (literary) the people / living thing / creature
失灵 shī líng out of order (of machine) / not working properly / a failing (of a system)
圣灵 Shèng líng Holy Ghost / Holy Spirit
不灵 bù líng not work / be ineffective
都灵 Dū líng Torino / Turin (Italy)
通灵 tōng líng to communicate with the spirits / psychic / (ears) sensitive / (information) accurate
轻灵 qīng líng quick and skillful / agile
闪灵 Shǎn líng The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel) / ChthoniC (Taiwanese metal band)
显灵 xiǎn líng (of a supernatural or divine being) to appear / to make itself manifest
魂灵 hún líng soul / mind / idea
属灵 shǔ líng spiritual
英灵 yīng líng spirit of a martyr / spirit of the brave departed / (literary) person of remarkable talent
守灵 shǒu líng to keep watch beside a coffin
图灵 Tú líng Alan Turing (1912-1954), English mathematician, considered as the father of computer science
除灵 chú líng to expel spirits / (old) to end the period of mourning
广灵 Guǎng líng Guangling county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
激灵 jī líng to quiver
哭灵 kū líng to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead
四灵 sì líng four divinities / four divine emperors / four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2] / also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky
威灵 wēi líng authority / prestige / supernatural spirit
邪灵 xié líng evil spirits
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小灵通 xiǎo líng tōng Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart"
小精灵 xiǎo jīng líng elf
赵灵儿 zhào líng ér Zhao
百灵鸟 bǎi líng niǎo skylark
惠灵顿 Huì líng dùn Wellington, capital of New Zealand
幽灵船 yōu líng chuán phantom ship
谢灵运 Xiè Líng yùn Xie Lingyun (385-433) poet during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋
机灵鬼 jī líng guǐ (jocular) clever and quick-witted person
洗涤灵 xǐ dí líng dishwashing liquid
噻菌灵  thiabendazole
服他灵 fú tā líng voltaren, a trade name for diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller / also called 扶他林
歌百灵 gē bǎi líng (bird species of China) singing bush lark (Mirafra javanica)
广灵县 Guǎng líng xiàn Guangling county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
哈灵根 hā líng gēn Harlingen, the Netherlands
汉灵帝 hàn líng dì Emperor Ling of Han (156-189), reigned from 168 to 189
黑百灵 hēi bǎi líng (bird species of China) black lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)
黄草灵 huáng cǎo líng asulam
角百灵 jiǎo bǎi líng (bird species of China) horned lark (Eremophila alpestris)
精灵文 jīng líng wén Elvish (language of elves)
蓝精灵 lán jīng líng the Smurfs
利他灵 Lì tā líng Ritalin (brand name) / methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD) / also written 利他林[Li4 ta1 lin2]
绿精灵 lu:4 jīng líng Green
舒喘灵 shū chuǎn líng albuterol, kind of chemical used in treating asthma
水灵灵 shuǐ líng líng see 水靈|水灵[shui3 ling2]
天灵盖 tiān líng gài crown of the head
通灵板 tōng líng bǎn Ouija board
图灵奖 Tú líng jiǎng Turing Award
万灵丹 wàn líng dān panacea / cure-all
万灵节 Wàn líng jié All Saints' Day (Christian festival on 2nd November)
威灵顿 Wēi líng dùn Wellington, capital of New Zealand (Tw) / Wellington (name) / Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1851)
心灵上 xīn líng shàng spiritual
古灵精怪 gǔ líng jīng guài weird / bizarre
活灵活现 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic
在天之灵 zài tiān zhī líng soul and spirit of the deceased
生灵涂炭 shēng líng tú tàn people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
心灵手巧 xīn líng shǒu qiǎo capable / clever / dexterous
出卖灵魂 chū mài líng hún to sell one's soul
冥顽不灵 míng wán bù líng stupid / stubborn / pigheaded
人杰地灵 rén jié dì líng illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom) / a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
荼毒生灵 tú dú shēng líng to torment the people (idiom)
红色精灵  sprite
阿斯匹灵 ā sī pí líng aspirin (loanword) (Tw)
阿斯匹灵 ā sī pī líng (Tw) (loanword) aspirin
白翅百灵 bái chì bǎi líng (bird species of China) white-winged lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)
比灵斯县 bǐ líng sī xiàn Billings
草原百灵 cǎo yuán bǎi líng (bird species of China) calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
长嘴百灵 cháng zuǐ bǎi líng (bird species of China) Tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima)
二斑百灵 èr bān bǎi líng (bird species of China) bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)
凤头百灵 fèng tóu bǎi líng (bird species of China) crested lark (Galerida cristata)
光之精灵 guāng zhī jīng líng Calaquendi
精灵宝钻 jīng líng bǎo zuàn treasure of spirits / Silmarillion or Quenta Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金
精灵苏醒 jīng líng sū xǐng Awakening
蒙古百灵 Méng gǔ bǎi líng (bird species of China) Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)
冥顽不灵 míng wán - bù líng (idiom) pigheaded
山青水灵 shān qīng shuǐ líng lit. green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom) / fig. lush and lively scenery
圣灵降临 Shèng líng jiàng lín Pentecost
市场失灵 shì chǎng shī líng market
万应灵丹 wàn yìng líng dān panacea
消息灵通 xiāo xi líng tōng to be well-informed
心灵感应 xīn líng gǎn yìng telepathy
心灵鸡汤 xīn líng jī tāng (often used disparagingly) feel-good motivational story or quote (from the Chinese translation of the title of the 1993 self-help bestseller "Chicken Soup for the Soul")
心灵政治 xīn líng zhèng zhì noopolitik
信息灵通 xìn xi líng tōng see 消息靈通|消息灵通[xiao1 xi5 ling2 tong1]
一灵真性 yī líng zhēn xìng soul / spirit
钟灵毓秀 zhōng líng yù xiù (of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent (idiom)
周转不灵 zhōu zhuǎn bù líng to have a cash flow problem
卓尔精灵 zhuō ěr jīng líng drow
幽灵投票站  phantom polling station
大短趾百灵 dà duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng (bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)
精灵守护者 jīng líng shǒu hù zhě Guardian
蓝色小精灵 Lán sè xiǎo jīng líng the Smurfs / Smurf
小灵通机站 xiǎo líng tōng jī zhàn cell phone base or repeater station (telecommunications)
消息灵通人士 xiāo xi líng tōng rén shì well-informed source / person with inside information
接收器灵敏度 jiē shōu qì líng mǐn dù receiver sensitivity
细嘴短趾百灵 xì zuǐ duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng (bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)
亚洲短趾百灵 Yà zhōu duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng (bird species of China) Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis)
"幽灵"被拘留者  ghost detainee
心有灵犀一点通 xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom) / fig. two hearts beat as one
阿灵顿国家公墓 A1 líng dùn Guó jiā Gōng mù Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, USA
死灵之灵恸湮灭 sǐ líng zhī líng tòng yīn miè Wraith:
简洁是智慧的灵魂 jiǎn jié shì zhì huì de líng hún Brevity is the soul of wit (from Polonius' 波洛涅斯 / speech in Hamlet II:2 哈姆雷特).
一个幽灵在欧洲游荡 Yī gè yōu líng zài Oū zhōu yóu dàng Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa. / the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto"
对中波紫外线的灵敏度  UVB sensitivity
宠物小精灵集换式卡片游戏 chǒng wù xiǎo jīng líng jí huàn shì kǎ piàn yóu xì Pokémon
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