灵(líng)

HSK 67 strokesTrad. 靈

quick

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Character information

Pinyin
líng
Meaning
quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
靈

Origin & structure

Where 灵 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱彐火

In this compound, the meaning comes from 火 (fire); 彐 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

彐jì火huǒ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 灵 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 灵

Common words using 灵 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xīn心líng灵
HSK 6

bright

Open 心灵 page →
shī失líng灵
HSK 7-9

out of order (of machine)

Open 失灵 page →
xīn心líng灵shǒu手qiǎo巧
HSK 7-9

capable

Open 心灵手巧 page →
jī机líng灵
HSK 7-9

alert; quick-witted; lively

Open 机灵 page →
shuǐ水líng灵líng灵
HSK 7-9

see 水灵

Open 水灵灵 page →
bù不líng灵

not work; be ineffective

Open 不灵 page →
wáng亡líng灵

departed spirit

Open 亡灵 page →
kū哭líng灵

to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead

Open 哭灵 page →

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From 灵’s common words

心失手巧机水不亡

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