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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ling2
- English meanings
- quick, alert, efficacious, effective, to come true, spirit, departed soul, coffin
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 彐; bottom 火.
Meaning & sound clues
火 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “fire”.
彐 is identified as the sound component (jì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 灵.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
zero
make
actor; clever
insult; approach
another
mountain ridge
listen
bell
hill; mausoleum
zero
get
age
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
Nimble.
- 02
Inspiration.
- 03
Alert.
- 04
Clever with one's hands.
- 05
Quick thinking.
- 06
Talented.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 失灵
- 心灵
- 心灵手巧
- 机灵
- 水灵灵
- 灵巧
- 灵感
- 灵敏
- 灵机一动
- 灵活
- 灵通
- 灵魂