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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
 líng quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin
Results beginning with 灵
 líng hún soul / spirit
 líng huó flexible / nimble / agile
 líng gǎn inspiration / insight / a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor
 líng yì deity / monster / strange / mysterious / supernatural
 líng qì spiritual influence (of mountains etc) / cleverness / ingeniousness
 líng mǐn smart / clever / sensitive / keen / quick / sharp
 líng tōng fast and abundant (news) / clever / effective
 líng xìng spiritual nature / spirituality / intelligence (esp. in animals)
 líng guāng divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good!
 líng zhī lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
 líng qiǎo deft / nimble / ingenious
 líng xī rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers / fig. mutual sensitivity / tacit exchange of romantic feelings / a meeting of minds
 líng yào legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem
 líng yàn efficacious / effective / (of a prediction) accurate / correct
 líng táng mourning hall / funeral hall
 líng jī sudden inspiration / bright idea / clever trick
 líng jiù coffin containing a corpse
 líng wèi memorial tablet
便 líng biàn quick / agile / nimble / easy to handle / handy
 líng māo civet (arboreal cat) / viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet)
 líng chē hearse
 líng méi spirit medium
 líng pái spirit tablet / memorial tablet
 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]
 líng miào wonderful / ingenious
 Líng bǎo Lingbao, county-level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽|三门峡[San1 men2 xia2], Henan
 Líng bì Lingbi county in Suzhou 宿州[Su4 zhou1], Anhui
 líng cháng long life and prosperity
 Líng chuān Lingchuan county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi
 líng chuáng bier / bed kept as it was when the deceased was alive
 líng dòng to be quick-witted
 Líng ēn Charismatic Christianity
 líng fàn nimble / agile
 líng fú a Daoist talisman
 líng guài a goblin / a spirit
 líng guān a bier / a catafalque (memorial platform) / a coffin
 líng jiè spiritual world
 líng kuài agile / quick
 líng lì clever / bright / quick-witted
 líng mìng the will of Heaven / the will of God
 Líng qiū Lingqiu county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
 Líng shān Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[Qin1 zhou1], Guangxi
 Líng shí Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
寿 Líng shòu Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei
 líng tǎ memorial pagoda
 Líng tái Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu
 líng tǐ soul
 Líng wǔ Lingwu, county-level city in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1], Ningxia
 líng xǐng (of senses, mind etc) alert / keen / clear-minded
 líng yǔ tongues (spiritual gift)
 líng zhǎng primate (monkey, hominid etc)
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 líng huó xìng flexibility
 líng mǐn dù (level of) sensitivity
 líng zhǎng lèi primate (monkey, hominid etc)
 líng bǎo pài Lingbao
 Líng bǎo shì Lingbao, county-level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽|三门峡[San1 men2 xia2], Henan
 Líng bì xiàn Lingbi county in Suzhou 宿州[Su4 zhou1], Anhui
 Líng chuān xiàn Lingchuan county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi
 Líng ēn pài Charismatic Movement
 líng fú shǔ Diclidurus
 Líng gǔ sì Linggu temple (Nanjing)
 líng gǔ tǎ columbarium
 líng māo lèi a civet (arboreal cat) / viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet)
 Líng qiǎo sì Nyitso Monastery in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
 Líng qiū xiàn Lingqiu county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
 Líng shān xiàn Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[Qin1 zhou1], Guangxi
 Líng shí xiàn Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
寿 Líng shòu xiàn Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei
 Líng shū jīng the Divine Pivot or Spiritual Pivot, ancient Chinese medical text
 Líng tái xiàn Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu
 Líng wǔ shì Lingwu, county-level city in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1], Ningxia
 líng xī guài illithid
 líng zhǎng mù primate order (including monkeys, hominids etc)
 líng jī yī dòng a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom) / to hit upon an inspiration / to be struck by a brainwave
 líng dān miào yào effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom) / fig. wonder-cure for all problems / panacea / elixir
  agile translation
  active school
 líng de shì jiè spirit world
 líng hún chū qiào out-of-body experience
 líng hún rén wù key figure / the linchpin of sth
 líng hún shēn chù in the depth of one's soul
 líng huó bǎo zhàng flexicurity
 líng huó jī zhì flexible instrument / flexible mechanism
 líng qì liáo fǎ Reiki (palm healing)
 líng xī xiāng tōng kindred spirits
  sensitivity analysis
 líng gǎn chù fā tú mind map
 líng huó xìng jī zhì flexibility mechanism
 líng xī yī diǎn tōng mental rapport / likeness of mind / spiritual link
 líng zhǎng lèi dòng wù primates
  Flexible Credit Line
  Flexible Operational Intelligence Team
Approximate Results for 灵
 jīng líng spirit / fairy / elf / sprite / genie
 xīn líng bright / smart / quick-witted / heart / thoughts / spirit
 yōu líng specter / apparition / ghost
 wáng líng departed spirit
 jī ling clever / quick-witted
 bǎi líng lark / Eremophila alpestris
 shén líng god / spirit / demon / occult or supernatural entities in general
 shuǐ líng (of fruit etc) fresh / (of a person etc) full of life / healthy-looking / (of eyes) moist and bright / lustrous
 shēng líng (literary) the people / living thing / creature
 shī líng out of order (of machine) / not working properly / a failing (of a system)
 Shèng líng Holy Ghost / Holy Spirit
 bù líng not work / be ineffective
 Dū líng Torino / Turin (Italy)
 tōng líng to communicate with the spirits / psychic / (ears) sensitive / (information) accurate
 qīng líng quick and skillful / agile
 Shǎn líng The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel) / ChthoniC (Taiwanese metal band)
 xiǎn líng (of a supernatural or divine being) to appear / to make itself manifest
 hún líng soul / mind / idea
 shǔ líng spiritual
 yīng líng spirit of a martyr / spirit of the brave departed / person of remarkable talent
 shǒu líng to keep watch beside a coffin
 Tú líng Alan Turing (1912-1954), English mathematician, considered as the father of computer science
 chú líng to expel spirits / (old) to end the period of mourning
广 Guǎng líng Guangling county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
 jī líng to quiver
 kū líng to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead
 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
 wēi líng authority / prestige / supernatural spirit
 xié líng evil spirits
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 xiǎo líng tōng Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart"
 xiǎo jīng líng elf
 zhào líng ér Zhao
 bǎi líng niǎo skylark
 Huì líng dùn Wellington, capital of New Zealand
 yōu líng chuán phantom ship
 Xiè Líng yùn Xie Lingyun (385-433) poet during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋
 jī líng guǐ (jocular) clever and quick-witted person
 xǐ dí líng dishwashing liquid
  thiabendazole
 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
 gē bǎi líng (bird species of China) Australasian bush lark (Mirafra javanica)
广 Guǎng líng xiàn Guangling county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
 hā líng gēn Harlingen, the Netherlands
 hàn líng dì Emperor Ling of Han (156-189), reigned from 168 to 189
 hēi bǎi líng (bird species of China) black lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)
 huáng cǎo líng asulam
 jiǎo bǎi líng (bird species of China) horned lark (Eremophila alpestris)
 jīng líng wén Elvish (language of elves)
 lán jīng líng Smurf
 Lì tā líng Ritalin (brand name) / methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD) / also written 利他林[Li4 ta1 lin2]
绿 lu:4 jīng líng Green
 shū chuǎn líng albuterol, kind of chemical used in treating asthma
 shuǐ líng líng see 水靈|水灵[shui3 ling2]
 tōng líng bǎn Ouija board
 Tú líng jiǎng Turing Award
 wàn líng dān panacea / cure-all
 Wàn líng jié All Saints' Day (Christian festival on 2nd November)
 Wēi líng dùn Wellington, capital of New Zealand (Tw) / Wellington (name) / Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1851)
 xīn líng shàng spiritual
 gǔ líng jīng guài weird / bizarre
 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic
 zài tiān zhī líng soul and spirit of the deceased
 shēng líng tú tàn people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
 xīn líng shǒu qiǎo capable / clever / dexterous
 chū mài líng hún to sell one's soul
 míng wán bù líng stupid / stubborn / pigheaded
 rén jié dì líng illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom) / a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
 tú dú shēng líng to torment the people (idiom)
  sprite
 ā sī pí líng aspirin (loanword) (Tw)
 bái chì bǎi líng (bird species of China) white-winged lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)
 bǐ líng sī xiàn Billings
 cǎo yuán bǎi líng (bird species of China) calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
 cháng zuǐ bǎi líng (bird species of China) Tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima)
 èr bān bǎi líng (bird species of China) bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)
 fèng tóu bǎi líng (bird species of China) crested lark (Galerida cristata)
 guāng zhī jīng líng Calaquendi
 jīng líng bǎo zuàn treasure of spirits / Silmarillion or Quenta Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金
 jīng líng sū xǐng Awakening
 Méng gǔ bǎi líng (bird species of China) Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)
 shān qīng shuǐ líng green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom) / lush and lively scenery
 Shèng líng jiàng lín Pentecost
 shì chǎng shī líng market
 wàn yìng líng dān panacea
 xiāo xi líng tōng to be well-informed
 xīn líng gǎn yìng telepathy
 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")
 xīn líng zhèng zhì noopolitik
 xìn xi líng tōng see 消息靈通|消息灵通[xiao1 xi5 ling2 tong1]
 yī líng zhēn xìng soul / spirit
 zhōng líng yù xiù (of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent (idiom)
 zhōu zhuǎn bù líng to have a cash flow problem
 zhuō ěr jīng líng drow
  phantom polling station
 dà duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng (bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)
 jīng líng shǒu hù zhě Guardian
 Lán sè xiǎo jīng líng the Smurfs / Smurf
 xiǎo líng tōng jī zhàn cell phone base or repeater station (telecommunications)
 xiāo xi líng tōng rén shì well-informed source / person with inside information
 jiē shōu qì líng mǐn dù receiver sensitivity
 xì zuǐ duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng (bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)
 Yà zhōu duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng (bird species of China) Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis)
"幽"被  ghost detainee
 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
 A1 líng dùn Guó jiā Gōng mù Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, USA
 sǐ líng zhī líng tòng yīn miè Wraith:
 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).
 Yī gè yōu líng zài Oū zhōu yóu dàng Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa. / the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto"
线  UVB sensitivity
 chǒng wù xiǎo jīng líng jí huàn shì kǎ piàn yóu xì Pokémon
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